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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

DemocratCT · Senator
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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

DemocratCT · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.434)
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Richard Blumenthal is a Democrat Senator from CT. He has served 15 years in Congress across 3 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 64.1% of the time.

15
Years in Office
3
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

64.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
115 votes against party
1.2%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
35
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Richard Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+18.0% vs avg
64.1%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-1.1% vs avg
1.2%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+16.9 vs avg
35
Avg: 18.1

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Airland SubcommitteeMemberAntitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights SubcommitteeMemberArmed Services CommitteeMemberCrime and Counterterrorism SubcommitteeMemberDisaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census SubcommitteeMemberFederal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights SubcommitteeMemberHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeMemberJudiciary CommitteeMemberPermanent Subcommittee on InvestigationsRanking MemberPersonnel SubcommitteeMemberPrivacy, Technology, and the Law SubcommitteeMemberSeapower SubcommitteeMemberUnited States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlMemberVeterans' Affairs CommitteeRanking Member

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$1,232,415
Cash on Handⓘ
$221,271
Total Receiptsⓘ
$226,998
Disbursementsⓘ
$134,440
Individual Donors
$37,000
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2011–PresentSenate · CT · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

CT · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

3,598,348
Population
$95,016
Median Income
41.3
Median Age
42.0%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 67.6%Black 10.7%Hispanic 17.8%Asian 4.8%