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%; Write a Review

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

Blumenthal, Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Bill to Establish Infrastructure Finance Authority

06/17/2015

Richard Blumenthal's Official Personal Website

Senate Unanimously Approves Blumenthal, Collins Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

06/16/2015

Richard Blumenthal's Official Personal Website

Blumenthal Statement on Senate Republicans' Reintroduction of Anti-Woman Legislation

06/11/2015

Richard Blumenthal's Official Personal Website

Senator Blumenthal Blames Amtrak Crash on "a Failure to Invest"

05/15/2015

By RAY HARDMAN | WNPR

Blumenthal: Time For Computers On Senate Floor

05/06/2015

CBS New York

Blumenthal raises $1M in three months for re-election bid

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

Blumenthal preparing for another battle for Connecticut US Senate seat

03/21/2015

The Associated Press

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Support Homosexuals are equal with any other members of society. We should acknowledge the legitimacy of homosexual partners, but civil unions are preferable to using the term "marriage".
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 208

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
10/06/2015	S.2140	Hide No Harm Act of 2015	10/06/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/06/2015	S.1885	Veteran Housing Stability Act of 2015	10/06/2015 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions)
09/29/2015	S.Res.217	A resolution designating October 8, 2015, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".	09/29/2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
09/25/2015	S.2081	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authorities for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases the Secretary determines are associated with exposure to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.	09/25/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
09/16/2015	S.1938	Career-Ready Student Veterans Act of 2015	09/16/2015 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions)
09/16/2015	S.1856	Department of Veterans Affairs Equitable Employee Accountability Act of 2015	09/16/2015 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (All Actions)
08/05/2015	S.1968	Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015	08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
07/30/2015	S.1904	Social Security 2100 Act	07/30/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
07/28/2015	S.1876	A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.	07/28/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
07/22/2015	S.1834	Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act	07/22/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
07/15/2015	S.1774	Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015	07/15/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
07/09/2015	S.1738	Safer Communities Act of 2015	07/09/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
07/08/2015	S.1721	Joint Formularies for Veterans Act of 2015	07/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
06/24/2015	S.1675	Plum Island Conservation Act	06/24/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
06/24/2015	S.1673	Cruise Passenger Protection Act	06/24/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
06/24/2015	S.1663	Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015	06/24/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
06/15/2015	S.Res.202	A resolution designating June 15, 2015, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day".	06/15/2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
06/09/2015	S.Res.197	A resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.	06/09/2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
06/04/2015	S.1517	VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015	06/04/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
06/04/2015	S.1503	Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015	06/04/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)

Total: 1478

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	S.722	Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/14/2017	S.591	Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017
06/14/2017	S.540	Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
06/13/2017	S.1094	Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
06/12/2017	S.1341	A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017	S.Res.190	A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub one year ago.
06/12/2017	S.905	Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.1330	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a dependent to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Education Assistance in cases in which the dependent received the transfer of such entitlement to assistance from an individual who subsequently died, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	S.1328	A bill to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	S.1324	A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017	S.1318	Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.Res.184	A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017	S.782	PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.534	Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/22/2017	S.Res.156	A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
05/22/2017	S.583	American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
05/22/2017	S.419	Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
05/18/2017	S.1182	A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	S.1172	A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	S.Res.173	A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".

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