Senator Richard Blumenthal

Biographical

Full Name: Richard Blumenthal
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Sr, 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
Issue Category

Recent Key Votes

S 2038 - Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 2, 2012 - Specifies that employees and members of Congress, executive branch employees, and judicial officers are not exempt from the prohibitions against insider trading (Secs. 4 ...

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Recent Public Statements

Senate Passes Hoeven-Blumenthal Resolution Calling for Free and Fair Presidential Election in Iran

June 13, 2013 - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statements today after the Senate passed their resolution, S. Res. 154, which calls on ...

Senators Introduce Legislation to Stop Cramming on Telephone Bills

June 12, 2013 - Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), today introduced legislation that would prevent telephone companies from ...

Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

June 12, 2013 - Senator BLUMENTHAL. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to join in thanking you for the very serious and hard work that you and others ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $9,166,289.00
Total Spent $9,098,323.00
Cash On Hand $67,962.00
Debt $272,876.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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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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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://www.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.
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2823
Fax: 202-224-9673

District
90 State House Square, 10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-258-6940
Fax: 860-258-6958