LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Yale Law School - JD (1973)

  Activities and notes: Yale Law Journal, editor-in-chief

• University of Cambridge (England) - Graduate studies (1967-1968)

• Harvard College - BA, magna cum laude (1963-1967)

  Activities and notes: Phi Beta Kappa; The Harvard Crimson, editorial chairman; Fiske Fellowship

• Riverdale Country School (Bronx, N.Y.) - High school diploma (1963)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Connecticut (Class 3)
  Richard Blumenthal, 63.19%

  Democrat, Working Families
  Daniel E. Carter (Dan), 34.62%

  Republican
  Richard Lion, 1.14%

  Libertarian
  Jeffery Russell, 1.05%

  Green

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Connecticut (Class 3)
  Richard Blumenthal, 55.16%

  Democrat
  Linda Marie McMahon, 43.22%

  Republican

Employment History

• State of Connecticut (1991-2010)

  Attorney General

• Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of Connecticut (1977-1981)

  United States Attorney for Connecticut

• Sen. Abe Ribicoff (D-CT) (1975-1976)

  Administrative Assistant

• U.S. Supreme Court (1974-1975)

  Clerk

• White House (1968-1970)
  Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Pat)

  Aide to Special Assistant Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Other Experience:

• Cummings and Lockwood

  Partner

• Silver, Golub and Sandak

  Partner

Associated Organizations

• Blumenthal for Connecticut

• Citizens Crime Commission of Connecticut

  Chair

• Nutmeg PAC

Awards

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Special Recognition Award (Disabled American Veterans) (Feb. 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Excellence in Cybersecurity Award (CompTIA Inc.) (Sept. 2016)

• Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2016)

Military History

• U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve (1970-1976)

  Sergeant

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	706 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-2823
Fax:	202-224-9673

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee Airland Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee Seapower Subcommittee
• Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Government Operations and Border Management Subcommittee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee Constitution Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee
Senate Judiciary Committee Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee, Chair
• Senate Special Committee on Aging
• Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Expand Social Security Caucus
• Friends of Portugal
• Gun Violence Prevention Caucus
• Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition
• Senate ALS Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Black-Jewish Caucus
• Senate Caucus on Foster Youth
• Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking, Chair
• Senate Climate Change Task Force
• Senate Coast Guard Caucus
• Senate Cultural Caucus
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate General Aviation Caucus
• Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Law Enforcement Caucus
• Senate Marine Corps Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate National Institutes of Health Caucus
• Senate Oceans Caucus
• Senate Small Brewers Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Senate Ukraine Caucus
• Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus
• Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics, Honorary Co-Chair
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• Google's latest search ends with House E&C staffer

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 15, 2021
  Google has added another Democratic congressional staffers to its heavily funded Washington team. read more

• Amid crashes, Tesla hires Sen. Blumenthal staffer

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 28, 2021
  Bracing for tightened regulations following a series of crashes, Tesla is hoping a Democratic Senate aide will help its cause. read more

• Facebook adds Sen. Judiciary counsel amid new concerns

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 19, 2020
  Facebook hired a Senate Judiciary attorney to its public-policy team, just as the social-media giant has stirred new regulatory concerns. read more

• Venable lobbyist rejoins Senate Commerce Dems

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 10, 2019
  A lobbyist has returned to the Senate Commerce Committee Democrats. read more

• Children's group adds Sen. Blumenthal chief

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 3, 2017
  A children's advocacy group picked up Sen. Richard Blumenthal's (D-Conn.) longtime chief of staff, a former family-issues lobbyist. read more

• Final GOP debate of 2015 dominates Congress's Twitter feeds

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 16, 2015
  Not only is he the front runner in the polls, Donald Trump leads the number of Twitter mentions from Hill staffers and members after last night's debate but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is coming on strong. read more

• Congress tweets as SCOTUS issues ACA ruling

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on June 26, 2015
  As the Supreme Court upheld the federal health care exchanges under ObamaCare yesterday, Congress took to the Twitterverse to express their mixed feelings about the outcome. read more

• Trump gets in, Congress tweets

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 17, 2015
  Real estate mogul and "The Apprentice" star Donald Trump joined the 2016 race Tuesday, stirring mockery and questions from both sides of the aisle. read more

• NFL punter kicks off his congressional career

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on April 29, 2015
  A former NFL kicker has officially punted his football career for a job on the Hill. read more

• Mailman drops by with letters for Congress, staffers tweet their confusion

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on April 16, 2015
  When a mailman dropped from the sky Wednesday with a special delivery for members of Congress, staffers who may have processed the letters through more typical channels took to Twitter instead. read more

• Death by a thousand tweets for resigning Rep. Schock

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on March 23, 2015
  As the news kept getting worse for Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock, congressional staffers on both sides of the aisle spent little time mourning on Twitter the fate of a once-rising star. read more

• Congress joins in weekend House-of-Cards binge

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on March 2, 2015
  When Netflix released the new "House of Cards" season Friday, staffers were a little busy with a shutdown showdown. read more

• 'Downton Abbey' decor ignites Twitter response on the Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 6, 2015
  The news that Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) had a bold new office theme may have seemed like it would be the communications low point of the week. read more

• Intern-turned staffer has advice for Hill newbies

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Feb. 21, 2014
  Sen. Richard Blumenthal's (D-Conn.) newest legislative correspondent may have just taken her first real job since college, but she has much wisdom about living in Washington to impart to newcomers.Kim Quarantello, who interned for her now-boss in summer 2011, authored "How to Survive DC: A Wellesley Summer Intern Series" for the Wellesley Wire. In it, she tells her fellow classmates a mix of practical guidance, such as "learn to love Safeway", and "get over yourself" since "the sooner you can accomplish this simple task, the better your summer will be." read more

• Eight senators yet to file annual personal financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on May 24, 2013
  Eight senators have not filed their annual personal financial disclosure reports, despite potential late fees and some with previous histories of prolonging Senate deadlines. read more

• 92 members of Congress did not file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 14, 2012
   The filings of 17 senators and 75 representatives were not available when the personal financial dislcosures were released Thursday. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on May 30, 2012
  Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)'s health policy adviser waited three months after a trip to Guatemala to file her necessary disclosure forms. It was two months past the filing deadline but sooner than two likely congressional companions who have yet to file. read more

• Nearly 50 members have yet to file financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on July 19, 2011
  Half of the members of Congress who received extensions to file their personal financial disclosures at the May deadline have since filed, leaving nearly 50 lawmakers who have yet to file. read more

• Many lawmakers granted financial disclosure extensions

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 15, 2011
  Twenty senators and 75 representatives requested an extension of the May deadline and did not have a 2011 personal financial disclosures in today's release. read more