- 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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09/28/2016 | S.3421 | A bill to require air carriers to provide all flight attendants with scheduled rest periods of at least 10 consecutive hours between duty periods and to comply with fatigue management plans for flight attendants that have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. | 09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
09/28/2016 | S.3419 | Gold Star Families Voices Act of 2016 | 09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
09/27/2016 | S.Res.581 | No Vote No Recess Resolution | 09/27/2016 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
09/26/2016 | S.Res.573 | A resolution designating October 8, 2016, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day". | 09/26/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (All Actions) |
09/14/2016 | S.3328 | Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 | 09/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
09/06/2016 | S.2620 | A bill to facilitate the addition of park administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park, and for other purposes. | 09/06/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 602. (All Actions) |
07/14/2016 | S.3277 | Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act | 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
07/14/2016 | S.3259 | Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2016 | 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
07/14/2016 | S.Con.Res.48 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation should domesticate and recognize judgments issued by United States courts on behalf of United States victims of terrorism, and that the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs should cease its political interference with Italy's independent judiciary, which it carries out in the interests of state sponsors of terrorism such as the Islamic Republic of Iran. | 07/14/2016 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
06/29/2016 | S.3108 | Food Recovery Act of 2016 | 06/29/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
06/29/2016 | S.2316 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the requirements for reissuance of veterans benefits in cases of misuse of benefits by certain fiduciaries to include misuse by all fiduciaries, and to improve oversight of fiduciaries, and for other purposes. | 06/29/2016 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
06/29/2016 | S.2210 | Veteran PEER Act | 06/29/2016 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
06/16/2016 | S.Res.498 | A resolution designating June 15, 2016, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day". | 06/16/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
06/09/2016 | S.3042 | Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 | 06/09/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
05/19/2016 | S.2961 | Compassionate Care Act | 05/19/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/18/2016 | S.2947 | Food Date Labeling Act of 2016 | 05/18/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/17/2016 | S.2936 | Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act | 05/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
04/28/2016 | S.2897 | Justice for Telecommunications Consumers Act | 04/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
04/21/2016 | S.2833 | Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2016 | 04/21/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
04/18/2016 | S.2813 | Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2016 | 04/18/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 1478
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