Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Joe Courtney

Official portrait of Joe Courtney
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Connecticut’s 2nd district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Vernon, CT
Born
1953
In Congress
House since 2007 · 19 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
COURTNEY, JOSEPH
Next election
Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Connecticut with the current district highlighted

Connecticut, District 2

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Connecticut District 2IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2CT02112 · Principal campaign committee: COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Connecticut District 2$966,513.57General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Connecticut District 2$1,318,657.73Won the general election (58.01%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Connecticut District 2$1,981,330.09Won the general election (58.22%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Connecticut District 2$967,876.68Lost the general election (56.4%)
Total raised$966,513.57
Total spent$932,047.23
Cash on hand$385,577.84
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $428,321.49PACs and other committees: $533,250.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $4,942.08
  • Individual contributions$428,321.4944%
  • PACs and other committees$533,250.0055%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,942.081%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$135,980.5241%
  • Contributions over $200$198,165.2959%
  • Itemized from inside Connecticut$167,315.0073%
  • Itemized from other states$61,793.2927%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $17,500.00 · Florida $9,650.00 · District of Columbia $6,500.00 · Texas $4,815.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$630K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $89,914.27APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $87,049.76JULY QUARTERLY: raised $72,646.97JULY QUARTERLY: spent $78,476.20OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $171,499.57OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $77,275.62YEAR-END: raised $153,985.76YEAR-END: spent $74,942.04APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $90,924.16APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $73,217.90PRE-CONVENTION: raised $10,130.29PRE-CONVENTION: spent $28,863.68JULY QUARTERLY: raised $166,323.37JULY QUARTERLY: spent $88,477.12OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $168,570.50OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $137,105.112025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea292
Voted nay350
Voted present1
Did not vote31 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored14
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored236

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10427 MAGNET Act
    Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 10360 Safeguarding Taxpayer Investment for Executive Airlift Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Latest action Sep 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.R. 10308 Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Latest action Sep 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • H.R. 9735 CLINIC Assistance Act
    Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Latest action Jul 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 8925 Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act
    Introduced May 20, 2026 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the S…
  • H.Res. 1209 Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nation's economic prosperity.
    Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Latest action Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.J.Res. 155 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
    Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Latest action Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 8045 Student Loan Interest Elimination Act
    Introduced Mar 24, 2026 · Latest action Mar 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 3954 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025
    Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Latest action Jun 12, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 3036 Protecting America’s Workers Act
    Introduced Apr 28, 2025 · Latest action Apr 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

120 committees reported giving $466,600.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Joseph Courtney$10.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Joseph Courtney$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Connecticut U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Joseph Courtney (D)$966,513.57$385,577.842026-10-14
George Patrick Austin (R)$314,977.26$96,712.082026-10-14
Mike France (R)$70,790.38$0.002026-06-30
Kyle Gauck (D)$22,593.43$27.262026-07-11

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DJune 13, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DJune 13, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJune 13, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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