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U.S. Senator from Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal

Democrat · Connecticut

Former Connecticut Attorney General, serving in Senate since 2011. Focus on consumer protection, gun safety, veterans' issues, and tech accountability.

Record

Progressive Democrat. Led efforts on gun safety legislation, veterans' healthcare reform, and regulating social media companies. Strong consumer protection advocate.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.5201 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5166 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5042 — Social Security 2100 Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • S.4936 — STOP Frontovers Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
  • S.4874 — Tristan's Law (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
  • S.4843 — Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • S.4724 — No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 9, 2026)
  • S.4700 — Complete America’s Great Trails Act (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)

Notable votes

  • Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.4986 — Mamas First Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5190 — A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.4576 — Jewish American Security Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5163 — No Bonuses for Bad Service Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5139 — National Quantum Readiness Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • S.2229 — United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • S.5108 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • S.5112 — Health Over Wealth Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)

Voting analysis

Richard Blumenthal is ranking member of the veterans' affairs committee and of the permanent subcommittee on investigations, the Senate's standing investigative body. He also carries one of the heavier cosponsorship records in the chamber.

1.8%
Votes against the Democrat majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
41 of 45
Rank among Senate Democrats, most defections first
1149
Bills sponsored
6251
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Almost all in one direction

Three of his four departures are votes for something his caucus opposed: a bill at passage, and two Republican amendments to another bill that were adopted with his help. Only the fourth reverses it, an amendment from a colleague on his own side that he declined to support. For a member who breaks this seldom, the direction is consistent enough to notice.

All 4 roll calls where Richard Blumenthal voted against the Senate Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R. 7148
H.R. 7148, as Amended
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
S. 5
Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 20, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
S. 5
Cornyn Amdt. No. 14
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 14 to S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 15, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 7888
Durbin Amdt No. 1841 as Modified
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1841 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Apr 19, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)

The Connecticut pair

Connecticut is represented by two Democrats, and Blumenthal is the steadier vote of the two by a clear margin.

Among the 2 Democrats in the Connecticut delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 5.3%. Richard Blumenthal is below that average at 1.8%.

What he legislates on

The bills carry the marks of a former state attorney general: extending firearms prohibitions to more categories of domestic violence abuser, strengthening nutrient labelling requirements on food, a social security measure, a bill on frontovers, and a road safety measure named for a child. Consumer protection and enforcement run through most of them.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Richard Blumenthal's cluster into: Transportation and Public Works (2), Agriculture and Food (1), Education (1), Taxation (1).

Tenure and attendance

He entered the Senate at the start of the last decade after two decades as his state's attorney general. Very few roll calls take place without him.

First elected in 2011, now serving across 8 terms. Richard Blumenthal falls in the veteran cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Richard Blumenthal has 1149 bills sponsored, 6251 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member)
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services: Airland
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services: Personnel
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services: Seapower
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Crime and Counterterrorism

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