- 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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12/06/2012 | S.Con.Res.62 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement. | 12/06/2012 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
11/26/2012 | S.3636 | Gift Card Consumer Protection Act of 2012 | 11/26/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) |
09/20/2012 | S.3598 | Robert Matava Exploitation Protection for Elder Adults Act of 2012 | 09/20/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
07/12/2012 | S.3380 | Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 | 07/12/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) |
09/13/2012 | S.3550 | Advancing College Choice and Ethics to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2012 | 09/13/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
09/12/2012 | S.3536 | VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2012 | 09/12/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
09/12/2012 | S.3531 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and to increase the investment credit for more efficient fuel cells. | 09/12/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
07/30/2012 | S.3456 | Child Protection Act of 2012 | 07/30/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
06/12/2012 | S.Res.492 | A resolution designating June 15, 2012, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day". | 06/12/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
05/24/2012 | S.3234 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts. | 05/24/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/21/2012 | S.3207 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for relief in civil actions for violations of the protections on credit extended to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. | 05/21/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
05/21/2012 | S.Res.468 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month". | 05/21/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
05/09/2012 | S.3074 | Password Protection Act of 2012 | 05/09/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | S.2796 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on hydrazine hydrate, aqueous solution. | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | S.2795 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on copper peptide (AHK-Cu). | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | S.2794 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-oxo-4-p-tolylbutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine (NEM Salt). | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | S.2793 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1:1). | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | S.2792 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-methylimidazole. | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | S.2791 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on stannic oxide. | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | S.2790 | A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA). | 05/07/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions) |
Total: 1478
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