- BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
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- Experience: Senate: 2011-present
- Home State: Connecticut
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $5,461,423Coverage End: Sunday, April 17, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Richard Blumenthal
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Cynthia; 4 Children
- Birth Date: 02/13/1946
- Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Home City: Greenwich, CT
Education
- JD, Yale University Law School, 1973
- Attended, Cambridge University, 1967-1968
- BA, Harvard University, 1967
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present
- Attorney General, State of Connecticut, 1990-2010
- Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1984-1987
Current Legislative Committees
- Armed Services, Member
- Commerce, Science and Transportation, Member
- Judiciary, Member
- Special Committee on Aging, Member
- Subcommittee on Airland, Member
- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Member
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, Member
- Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, Chair
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member
- Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Member
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Member
- Subcommittee on Personnel, Member
- Subcommittee on Seapower, Member
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Member
- Veterans' Affairs, Ranking Member
Professional Experience
- Aide, United States Senator Daniel P. Moynihan
- United States Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1977-1981
- Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1970-1976
- Administrative Assistant, United States Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, 1975-1976
- Law Clerk, Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States Supreme Court, 1974-1975
- White House Aide, 1969-1970
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Former Editor-in-Chief, Yale Law Journal
- Member, Volunteer Counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored Member (NAACP), People Legal
Defense Fund, 1981-1986
Total: 7
06/17/2015
Richard Blumenthal's Official Personal Website
06/16/2015
Richard Blumenthal's Official Personal Website
06/11/2015
Richard Blumenthal's Official Personal Website
05/15/2015
By RAY HARDMAN | WNPR
05/06/2015
CBS New York
A tough slog ahead for Connecticut Republicans -- challenging Democrat Richard Blumenthal in 2016 -- just got more daunting.
04/18/2015
By Neil Vigdor | stamfordadvocate.com
03/21/2015
The Associated Press
General Survey
Total: 208
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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05/07/2012 | S.2508 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on carbonic dihydrazide. | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
04/19/2012 | S.Res.428 | A resolution condemning the Government of Syria for crimes against humanity, and for other purposes. | 04/19/2012 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
03/07/2012 | S.2168 | RESPECT Act | 03/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
02/27/2012 | S.2134 | Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act | 02/27/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
12/01/2011 | S.Con.Res.33 | A concurrent resolution reorganizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities. | 12/01/2011 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
11/30/2011 | S.1929 | Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act | 11/30/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
02/07/2012 | S.2077 | Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act | 02/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
02/07/2012 | S.1794 | Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 | 02/07/2012 Held at the desk. (All Actions) |
12/12/2011 | S.1978 | Community College Innovation Act | 12/12/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
11/29/2011 | S.1923 | Internet Abuse, Stalking, and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 2011 | 11/29/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
11/15/2011 | S.1861 | Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 | 11/15/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
11/02/2011 | S.1785 | Back to Work Tax Credit | 11/02/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
11/01/2011 | S.1778 | DIAPER Act | 11/01/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
10/19/2011 | S.1734 | Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011 | 10/19/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
10/13/2011 | S.1652 | Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 | 10/13/2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177. (All Actions) |
10/12/2011 | S.1695 | Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act | 10/12/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
09/22/2011 | S.1607 | Shellfish Equity Act of 2011 | 09/22/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
09/22/2011 | S.1535 | Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 | 09/22/2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182. (All Actions) |
09/08/2011 | S.1533 | Job Creation and Economic Growth Act | 09/08/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (All Actions) |
09/08/2011 | S.1532 | Job Creation and Economic Growth Act | 09/08/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (All Actions) |
Total: 1478
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