- 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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01/29/2014 | S.1972 | Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2014 | 01/29/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
01/13/2014 | S.Res.330 | A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States" and the significant progress in reducing the public health burden of tobacco use, and supporting an end to tobacco-related death and disease. | 01/13/2014 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
11/21/2013 | S.1761 | Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2013 | 11/21/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
11/21/2013 | S.Con.Res.26 | A concurrent resolution recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities. | 11/21/2013 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
11/14/2013 | S.1714 | Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013 | 11/14/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
11/05/2013 | S.1653 | Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2013 | 11/05/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
11/05/2013 | S.1651 | Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act of 2013 | 11/05/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
10/30/2013 | S.1624 | VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2013 | 10/30/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
10/30/2013 | S.1281 | Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2013 | 10/30/2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. (All Actions) |
10/29/2013 | S.1602 | Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2013 | 10/29/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) |
08/01/2013 | S.1467 | FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 | 08/01/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
08/01/2013 | S.1460 | FISA Judge Selection Reform Act of 2013 | 08/01/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
08/01/2013 | S.1426 | Password Protection Act of 2013 | 08/01/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
07/31/2013 | S.702 | A bill to designate the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor as "The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor". | 07/31/2013 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-93. (All Actions) |
07/29/2013 | S.1383 | Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 | 07/29/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
07/17/2013 | S.Res.183 | A resolution commemorating the relaunching of the 172-year-old Charles W. Morgan by Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea. | 07/17/2013 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
07/16/2013 | S.1303 | A bill to amend certain appropriations Acts to repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes. | 07/16/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) |
06/27/2013 | S.1249 | 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. | 06/27/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
06/18/2013 | S.1174 | A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers. | 06/18/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
06/13/2013 | S.1160 | Complete America's Great Trails Act | 06/13/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 1478
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