Richard Blumenthal

U.S. Senator (Class 3), CT

Democratic Connecticut since Jan 3, 2023

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Environment & Energy 3 Healthcare 3 Transportation & Infrastructure 3 Banking & Finance 2 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Agriculture 1 Criminal Justice & Policing 1 Defense & Military 1 Education 1 Housing 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Technology & Privacy 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CT current Connecticut	Democratic	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2029	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Connecticut current United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 1, 2030	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CT Connecticut	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2023	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Connecticut United States	Democratic	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 3, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CT Connecticut	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2017	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Connecticut United States	Democratic	Jan 5, 2011	Jan 3, 2017	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Airland unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Personnel unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Seapower unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the Law unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.433, social dim. -0.155. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kathleen S. Lane to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana	Nay	Jun 1, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands	Nay	May 20, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 185 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	May 19, 2026	Motion to Discharge Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Evan Rikhye to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands	Nay	May 19, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina	Nay	May 19, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sheria Akins Clarke to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina	Nay	May 19, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations Provided For Under the Provisions of S. Res. 690	Nay	May 18, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 690	Nay	May 14, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 130 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 141 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 132 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Board	Nay	May 13, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 526 — A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.	Yea	May 13, 2026	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 163 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	May 13, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kevin Warsh to be Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System	Nay	May 12, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member of the Federal Reserve Board	Nay	May 12, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kevin Warsh to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	Nay	May 11, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 690 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Nay	May 11, 2026	Resolution Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 184 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Yea	Apr 30, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 690 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Nay	Apr 30, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 99 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S…	Yea	Apr 29, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 139 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…	Yea	Apr 29, 2026	Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.	Nay	Apr 29, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 124 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have…	Nay	Apr 28, 2026	Point of Order Well Taken	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 690 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.	Nay	Apr 28, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $486,348. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 445 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	35	$111,600	23%
Party	5	$67,000	14%
Corporate PAC	6	$35,710	7%
Small-dollar	399	$17,600	4%
Unclassified	555	$254,438	52%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$19,000	BLUMENTHAL VICTORY FUND	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Party	Jun 29, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$13,500	BLUMENTHAL VICTORY FUND	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Party	Mar 30, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$13,000	BLUMENTHAL VICTORY FUND	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Party	Dec 19, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$12,393	NGP VAN, INC	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	unclassified	Jun 13, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$11,000	BLUMENTHAL VICTORY FUND	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Party	Sep 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$10,710	CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Corporate PAC	Mar 28, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$10,500	BLUMENTHAL VICTORY FUND	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Party	Jun 27, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	THOMPSON COBURN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Corporate PAC	Sep 14, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Corporate PAC	Mar 12, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Corporate PAC	Jul 9, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Corporate PAC	Jun 6, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000	UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	Corporate PAC	Oct 3, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$4,627	CITIZENS BANK	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	unclassified	Jul 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$4,589	CITIZENS BANK	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	unclassified	May 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$4,552	CITIZENS BANK	BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT	unclassified	Mar 29, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.