Richard Blumenthal
U.S. Senator for CT (Democratic)
Richard Blumenthal is the U.S. Senator for CT, a member of the Democratic party, serving in this chamber since 2011.
Person details
- Full legal name
- Richard Blumenthal
- Birth year
- 1946
- Office
- U.S. Senator for CT
- Role
- U.S. Senator
- Level of government
- Federal
- State
- CT
- Party affiliation
- Democratic
- Year took office
- 2011
- In office
- Yes
- Bioguide ID
- B001277
Last elected in 2016 with 63.2% of the vote. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.
Committees
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Airland Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Seapower Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Armed Services: Personnel Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Privacy, Technology, and the Law Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Voting record
Votes more liberally than 87% of the Senate in the 119th Congress, across 888 roll-call votes.
Source: Voteview (Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al.), estimated from every roll-call vote.
Campaign finance
2025–2026 election cycle, through June 30, 2026.
- Raised
- $612,252
- Spent
- $373,461
- Cash on hand
- $1,476,933
- From individuals
- $272,627
Source: Federal Election Commission.
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