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Joe Courtney

Connecticut · 2nd

ChamberU.S. HousePartyDemocraticBioguide IDC001069

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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

JOE COURTNEY, Democrat, of Vernon, CT; born in Hartford, CT, April 6, 1953; education: B.A., Tufts University, Boston, MA, 1975; J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT, 1978; professional history: member, Connecticut House of Representatives, 1987-94; attorney, Courtney, Boyan, and Foran, LLC, 1978-2006; public defender; attorney, Town of Vernon, 2003-06; election history: elected to the 110th Congress on November 7, 2006; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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Committee on Armed ServicesMember

Tactical Air and Land Forces · Member
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Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions · Member
Higher Education and Workforce Development · Member

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Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus (Co-Chair)Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus (Co-Chair)Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus (Founding Co-Chair)