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Joe Courtney

U.S. Representative, CT-2

Democratic Connecticut since Jan 3, 2025

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

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CT-2 current
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2 current
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2007 Dec 30, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.337, social dim. 0.042. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 6422 — American Water Stewardship Act Yea Mar 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4638 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act Nay Mar 19, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 139 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government. Nay Mar 18, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1958 — Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026 Nay Mar 18, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act Nay Mar 18, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act Yea Mar 18, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from… Nay Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from… Nay Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3971 — Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act Yea Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4294 — MAWS Act of 2026 Yea Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Mar 5, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Mar 5, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 38 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized… Yea Mar 5, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1099 — Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism. Yea Mar 5, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1100 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations of… Yea Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act Yea Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 723 — Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 Yea Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… Nay Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… Nay Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act Nay Feb 25, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act Yea Feb 25, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act Nay Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act Yea Feb 24, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy… Nay Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy… Nay Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,001 recorded contributions totalling $1,310,899. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 32 of 1001 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 30 $86,100 7%
Corporate PAC 1 $57,942 4%
Super PAC 1 $10 0%
Unclassified 969 $1,166,847 89%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$57,942 SCREEN MEDIA STRATEGIES COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Feb 8, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 MATSON, INC FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jul 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 478 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OE478PAC) COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 19, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PULIC EDUCATION COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 19, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 ACTBLUE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jul 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE MULTI-CAN COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAF COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA INC. COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENT & BROKERS PAC COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE PAC COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AIPAC COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 19, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

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

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • I was excited to join Creative Living Community of Connecticut on Wednesday for the ribbon cutting of Bradford House, a new residential home in Coventry that provides adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to live independently in a supportive community setting.
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  • On this day in 1865 in Texas, the last enslaved Black Americans learned that they were free. The freedom promised in our nation’s doctrine had finally been granted to all Black Americans.
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  • I joined TVCCA for a ride-along with their Meals on Wheels Program. The amazing Sheryl Degler, a 10-year volunteer driver, took me on her delivery route in Norwich. TVCCA has seen rising demand for its meal deliveries to seniors and the disabled.
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  • Eastern Connecticut needs more quality and affordable homes to meet demand and lower costs. I met with the Home Builders and Remodelers of CT to discuss the work ahead to increase our region’s housing supply.
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  • Congress Must Protect Social Security by Making Rich Pay Their Fair Share
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  • This week’s Social Security solvency report is a clear warning to Congress that we must reverse the Trump policies that are damaging the program and act swiftly to prevent the 2032 benefit cut.
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  • Eastern Connecticut is the proud home to so many multi-generation family-owned dairy farms who supply nutritious products to our communities.
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  • Mike Johnson calls Social Security an “entitlement” and says he has a plan for it to be “adjusted and fixed.”
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  • June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time to remember the lives lost and the communities forever changed by the scourge of gun violence. We must renew our commitment to ending gun violence and create a safer future for our children.
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  • The Communication Workers Union has a proud history representing the men and women who have built and maintained the technology of networks that our population and economy depend on.
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  • Last week, the House passed the Ukraine Support Act, a bill to provide support to the people of Ukraine in their defense of their homeland and impose economic sanctions on Russia.
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  • If you’re planning international travel, make sure your passport is up to date. You can renew directly through travel.state.gov and avoid paying extra and unnecessary fees associated with third-party websites.
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