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Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney

DDemocratCT-2 · Representative
55
/ 100
Average
Attendance94
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone12
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency58
Avg: 57

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

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney

DemocratCT-2 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.336)
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Joe Courtney is a Democrat Representative from CT, District 2. He has served 19 years in Congress across 10 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 96.9% of the time.

19
Years in Office
10
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Joe

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-2076Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

96.9%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
16 votes against party
5.6%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
9
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Joe Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.0% vs avg
96.9%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+2.0% vs avg
5.6%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-4.0 vs avg
9
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

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

House Committee on Armed ServicesHouse Committee on Education and Workforce

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-04-21

$520,387
Cash on Handⓘ
$589,101
Total Receiptsⓘ
$419,825
Disbursementsⓘ
$238,383
Individual Donors
$346,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2007–2027House · CT-2 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CT-2 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

716,835
Population
$95,502
Median Income
42.0
Median Age
38.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 81.8%Black 3.7%Hispanic 9.8%Asian 3.5%