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Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney

Democratic · CT U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

20 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2007

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 14
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 224 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 14 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 6
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 162
    Disclosed stock trades →

    73 tickers · 48 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 2
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Joe Courtney. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CT-02 · 2026 General Election

  • $760,424 raised
  • $508,302 spent
  • $603,234 cash on hand

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Joe Courtney campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2002$1,235,567$1,233,224$2,342
2004$24,747$27,089$0

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $24,020
  • ELECTRIC BOAT $15,150
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT $12,000
  • BIRDON $6,650
  • CEDAR ISLAND MARINA $6,600
  • LEVENTHAL PUGA BRALEY P.C. $5,800
  • INVERSANT $5,400
  • READCO MANAGEMENT $4,300
  • PMR $4,300
  • ACMT $4,300

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10577To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10427MAGNET ActsponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • HR 10393WIC for Kids ActcosponsoredSep 14, 2026
  • HR 10360Safeguarding Taxpayer Investment for Executive Airlift Act of 2026sponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HR 10308Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026sponsoredSep 7, 2026
  • HR 10257To require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 9974Young Farmer Success ActcosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9735CLINIC Assistance ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9638Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HR 9517UNLOCK AUKUS ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HRES 1380Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9226Connecticut River Watershed Partnership ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9164FRESH ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8925Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce ActsponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HCONRES 103Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8831Protecting Our Democracy ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
  • HRES 1278Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy.cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HR 8765Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 11, 2026
  • HR 8707No Funds for Iran War ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8592No WAR ActcosponsoredApr 29, 2026
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Committee assignments (6)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Courtney most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Courtney, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

  • Committee oversight & trading — defense coverage: high

    Sits on the House Committee on Armed Services, which oversees the defense sector, and disclosed 2 defense-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $30,000) between Dec 2019 and Aug 2020.

    Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.

  • Committee oversight & trading — health coverage: high

    Sits on the House Committee on Education and Workforce — Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, which oversees the health sector, and disclosed 2 health-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $30,000) between Dec 2019 and Aug 2020.

    Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.

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Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Courtney connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast