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Summary

Senator Richard Blumenthal

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. Senate (CT) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Cynthia; 4 Children
Birth Date: 02/13/1946
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Home City: Greenwich, CT

Recent Public Statements

Murphy, Lieberman, Blumenthal, Larson Announce New Bill to Protect Farmington River

May 21, 2012 - Today, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman John Larson, and Congressman Chris Murphy announced new legislation to create a U.S. National Park Service Wild ...

Blog: Knocking Out Sports Blackouts

May 17, 2012 - On Tuesday night, I was honored as the "Most Valuable Policymaker" by the Sports Fans Coalition. I was joined by Congressmen Joe Barton (R-TX), Steve ...

Blog: The Password Protection Act Will Protect Employees' Private, Personal Information

May 15, 2012 - Like many of you, I was appalled when I heard accounts of employers forcing prospective employees to provide passwords to personal websites like Facebook as ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2008 Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN) Home Foreclosures Score 100%
2010 Vote Kids Positions %
2012 Associated Equipment Distributors Positions %
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $9,052,163.00
Total Spent $9,011,494.00
Cash On Hand $42,959.00
Debt $271,957.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 03/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Richard Blumenthal refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://blumenthal.senate.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://blumenthal.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/dickblumenthal

Capitol Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/SenBlumenthal

Washington, D.C.
G55 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2823
Fax: 202-224-9673

District
30 Lewis Street
Suite 101
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-258-6940
Fax: 860-258-6958

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