- 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
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06/16/2015
Richard Blumenthal's Official Personal Website
06/11/2015
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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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06/13/2013 | S.Res.171 | A resolution designating June 15, 2013, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day". | 06/13/2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
06/12/2013 | S.1150 | Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013 | 06/12/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
06/12/2013 | S.939 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes. | 06/12/2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. (All Actions) |
06/12/2013 | S.863 | Veterans Back to School Act of 2013 | 06/12/2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. (All Actions) |
06/04/2013 | S.Res.162 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month". | 06/04/2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
06/04/2013 | S.1041 | Military Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2013 | 06/04/2013 Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-320. (All Actions) |
05/22/2013 | S.1019 | Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act | 05/22/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/09/2013 | S.422 | Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2013 | 05/09/2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203. (All Actions) |
05/08/2013 | S.Res.134 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. | 05/08/2013 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/07/2013 | S.876 | Fire Police Fairness Act | 05/07/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
04/23/2013 | S.615 | Coltsville National Historical Park Act | 04/23/2013 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-27. (All Actions) |
04/22/2013 | S.Res.104 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. | 04/22/2013 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
04/11/2013 | S.719 | Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 | 04/11/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
04/08/2013 | S.666 | Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013 | 04/08/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
02/12/2013 | S.174 | Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 | 02/12/2013 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
12/27/2012 | S.3711 | Student Internship Opportunity Act | 12/27/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
12/27/2012 | S.3710 | Career And Technical Innovation Fund Act of 2012 | 12/27/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
12/20/2012 | S.Res.439 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com. | 12/20/2012 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
12/19/2012 | S.2234 | End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 | 12/19/2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571. (All Actions) |
12/07/2012 | S.1947 | Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011 | 12/07/2012 Referred to House Judiciary (All Actions) |
Total: 1478
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