Senate / Democratic

Richard Blumenthal

Connecticut · United States Senate

ChamberU.S. SenatePartyDemocraticBioguide IDB001277

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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Democrat, of Greenwich, CT; born in Brooklyn, NY, February 13, 1946; education: B.A., government, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, 1967; J.D., Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, 1973; military service: enlisted officer, U.S. Marine Corps, 1970-76 (retiring with the rank of Sergeant); professional history: 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; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

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Committee on Veterans' AffairsRanking Member

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