- 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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09/16/2014 | S.2826 | Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act | 09/16/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
09/15/2014 | S.2807 | Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 | 09/15/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
09/10/2014 | S.2784 | Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2014 | 09/10/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
07/31/2014 | S.2756 | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2014 | 07/31/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
07/31/2014 | S.2738 | Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 | 07/31/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
07/30/2014 | S.2483 | Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act | 07/30/2014 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
07/29/2014 | S.2676 | Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 | 07/29/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
07/16/2014 | S.2615 | A bill to establish criminal penalties for failing to inform and warn of serious dangers. | 07/16/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
07/16/2014 | S.1381 | Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act | 07/16/2014 Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-772. (All Actions) |
07/15/2014 | S.1696 | Women's Health Protection Act of 2013 | 07/15/2014 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
07/09/2014 | S.2573 | Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Infrastructure Act of 2014 | 07/09/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/22/2014 | S.2398 | Automaker Accountability Act of 2014 | 05/22/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) |
05/22/2014 | S.Res.459 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2014 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month". | 05/22/2014 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
03/24/2014 | S.2150 | Independent Innovator and Repurposing Act | 03/24/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
02/04/2014 | S.1995 | Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 | 02/04/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
05/20/2014 | S.2364 | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 | 05/20/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
05/15/2014 | S.2347 | Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2014 | 05/15/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/15/2014 | S.2342 | Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act | 05/15/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/06/2014 | S.Res.439 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. | 05/06/2014 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
02/03/2014 | S.Res.340 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex. | 02/03/2014 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
Total: 1478
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