Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal is a Democratic U.S. senator for Connecticut.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut
- Seat or institution
- Connecticut · Senate Class 3
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): attorney (admitted to Connecticut Bar, 1976 / District of Columbia Bar, 1977); U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1977-81; member, Connecticut House of Representatives, 1984- 87; member, Connecticut Senate, 1987-91; Attorney General, State of Connecticut, 1990-2010; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Armed Services | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Airland | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Personnel | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Seapower | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | standing | member |
| Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on the Judiciary | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Veterans' Affairs | standing | Ranking |
| United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control | caucus | member |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 3339
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