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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

DDemocratCT · Senator
62
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 98
Independence36
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone24
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency35
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

DemocratCT · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.433)
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Richard Blumenthal is a Democrat Senator from CT. He has served 15 years in Congress across 3 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 64.1% of the time.

15
Years in Office
3
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

64.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
115 votes against party
1.2%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
55
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Richard Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty+18.0% vs avg
64.1%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-1.1% vs avg
1.2%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+25.3 vs avg
55
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsRanking MemberSenate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsSenate Committee on the JudiciaryUnited States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$1,311,529
Cash on Handⓘ
$350,712
Total Receiptsⓘ
$277,325
Disbursementsⓘ
$175,323
Individual Donors
$41,000
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2011–PresentSenate · CT · DemocratCurrent

State Demographics

CT · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

3,598,348
Population
$95,016
Median Income
40.8
Median Age
42.0%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 67.6%Black 10.7%Hispanic 17.8%Asian 4.8%