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Summary

Representative Joseph 'Joe' D. Courtney

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. House (CT) - District 2, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
On The Ballot: None, Democratic for U.S. House - District 2
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Audrey; 2 Children: Robert, Elizabeth
Birth Date: 04/06/1953
Birth Place: West Hartford, CT
Home City: Vernon, CT

Recent Public Statements

Courtney Statement on President's Trip to Afghanistan

May 15, 2012 - Congressman Joe Courtney, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin ...

Courtney, Bipartisan Duo Introduce Legislation to Repeal SGR, Reform Medicare Physician Payment System

May 15, 2012 - Congressman Joe Courtney today joined with U.S. Reps. Joe Heck, D.O. (R-NV) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) to introduce bipartisan legislation to permanently repeal the flawed ...

Statement on Senate Republican Filibuster of Legislation to Prevent Student Loan Interest Rates from Doubling

May 15, 2012 - Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after Senate Republicans filibustered legislation that would prevent interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2008 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 82%
2009 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 29%
2008 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 18.5%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $942,514.89
Total Spent $362,016.81
Cash On Hand $816,057.12
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 04/24/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Joe Courtney 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
http://forms.house.gov/courtney/webforms/contact-form.shtml

Washington, D.C. Website
http://courtney.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/repcourtney

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/repjoecourtney

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

Washington, D.C.
215 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2076
Fax: 202-225-4977

District
77 Hazardville Avenue
Unit J
Enfield, CT 06082
Phone: 860-741-6011
Fax: 860-741-6036

District
101 Water Street, Suite 301
Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-886-0139
Fax: 860-886-2974

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