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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic · CT U.S. Senator

16 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2011

  • background Born February 13, 1946; graduated from Harvard University and Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal
  • background Served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1970 to 1976, reaching the rank of sergeant
  • background U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1977 to 1981
  • role Served in the Connecticut House and Senate in the 1980s, then as Connecticut Attorney General for 20 years (1990-2010)
  • role A Democrat, U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 2011 (elected 2010 over Linda McMahon), reelected 2016 and 2022
  • role Became Connecticut's senior senator in 2013 after Joe Lieberman retired

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 46 recorded roll calls

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

  • 132
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 838 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 132 bills sponsored

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

  • 96%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 26 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.

  • 4%
    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.

  • 14
    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.

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

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of Senate roll calls voted

Full voting record (46 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 46 of 915 recorded roll calls

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Issue positions (3)

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

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $25,804 ·

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).

  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $9,500
  • FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC $6,600
  • ALIX PARTNERS $6,600
  • PALANTIR $6,600
  • KRUX INC. $6,600
  • PAGNY - LINCOLN HOSPITAL $6,600
  • SV ANGEL, LLC $6,600
  • WORLDQUANT LLC $6,600
  • FREEPOINT SOLAR $6,600
  • FOSTER & FOSTER $5,800

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • S 5618A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SJRES 220Original Slavery Remembrance Day ResolutioncosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5611A bill to authorize certain actions with respect to Serbia.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 935A resolution designating October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 946A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 936A resolution designating October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".sponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5675A bill to require that certain notifications and certifications relating to WIC be available to members of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of station, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 943A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.sponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 924A resolution designating October 7, 2026, as "Energy Efficiency Day" in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • S 5591A bill to improve support for personnel of the Veterans Crisis Line and to clarify authorities relating to crisis response protocols, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 920A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • S 5570A bill to establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • S 5568Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • S 5565A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of Federal foreign assistance funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5567A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5559A bill to provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5528Supreme Court Review Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5539Affordability is Access Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • SRES 905A resolution designating September 25, 2026, as "National Lobster Day".cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5560A bill to improve fairness and accountability with respect to the arrest and detention of noncitizens.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5542Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5546Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5521A bill to provide for adjustment of status for eligible nationals of Ukraine, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • SRES 906A resolution supporting the designation of the week of August 24 through August 28, 2026, as the fourth annual "National Community Health Worker Awareness Week".cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
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Committee assignments (14)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Documented relationships

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

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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