Senator · Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal is a Democratic senator from Connecticut, in Congress since 2011. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 819 of 830 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 5, 2011
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2029
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.2%11 of 915 · rank 73 of 101 | 99%819 of 830 · rank 58 of 101 | 1320 became law | 22%181 of 832 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 0.6%4 of 691 · rank 88 of 101 | 100%534 of 535 · rank 4 of 101 | 990 became law | 16%125 of 792 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 1.5%14 of 949 · rank 69 of 100 | 99%751 of 756 · rank 30 of 100 | 991 became law | 13%120 of 907 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.43+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64· Against party
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
- Jan 20, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 75–24· Against party
- Jan 15, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 70–25· Against party
- Apr 19, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–50· Against party
- Mar 10, 2022· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 35–64· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22· Against party
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23· Against party
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64· Against party
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
330 sponsored · 1 became law
How far they got
- Introduced29991%
- Reported by committee61.8%
- Passed one chamber247.3%
- Became law10.3%
Policy areas
- Armed Forces and National Security53
- Health48
- Transportation and Public Works34
- Crime and Law Enforcement28
- Government Operations and Politics16
- Commerce15
- Taxation14
- Agriculture and Food12
Latest activity
- S.Res. 943 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.Passed one chamber· Sep 30, 2026
- S.Res. 936 A resolution designating October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".Passed one chamber· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5618 Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5591 A bill to improve support for personnel of the Veterans Crisis Line and to clarify authorities relating to crisis response protocols, and for other purposes.Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5542 Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5490 A bill to designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.Introduced· Immigration· Sep 23, 2026
- S. 5448 Anti-Corruption Tax (ACT) ActIntroduced· Taxation· Sep 22, 2026
- S. 5445 GRACE for Military Survivors ActIntroduced· Taxation· Sep 22, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Permanent Subcommittee on InvestigationsRanking Member
- Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsRanking Member
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $612.3K
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $1.5M
- From committees
- $111.6K
- 43 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $32.6K
- 13 PACs · 29% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac) | $5,050 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $0 |
| iheartmedia inc.iheartmedia, inc. pac | $5,000 | IHEARTMEDIA + ENTERTAINMENT, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $14.5K |
| serco inc.serco inc. political action committee (serco pac) | $5,000 | SERCO INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $1B |
| magellan health, inc.magellan health inc. employee committee for good government | $3,000 | MAGELLAN HEALTHCARE INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$5.9M |
| samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee | $3,000 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $3.7M |
| pitney bowes inc.pitney bowes inc. political action committee | $2,000 | PITNEY BOWES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $32M |
| cummins inc.cummins inc. political action committee (cipac) | $2,000 | CUMMINS INCAI match · 99% · the same organization | $11.3M |
| document storage systems, inc.document storage systems, inc. (dss pac) | $2,000 | DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | $85.9M |
| the nielsen company , llcthe nielsen company (us), llc federal political action committee (nielsen pac) | $1,500 | THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $96K |
| at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac) | $1,000 | AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | -$3,412 |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $612.3K | $111.6K | $32.6K13 PACs · 29% of committee money |
| 2024 | $398.5K | $64.4K | $17.5K9 PACs · 27% of committee money |
| 2022 | $7.3M | $1.2M | $211.4K50 PACs · 18% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · ConnecticutJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
- Senate · ConnecticutJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023
- Senate · ConnecticutJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.blumenthal.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-2823
- Office
- 503 Hart Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.