Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Richard Blumenthal

- Office
- U.S. senator from Connecticut (class 3)
- Party
- Democrat
- Born
- 1946
- In Congress
- Senate since 2011 · 15 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029
- FEC filing name
- BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
- Next election
- 2028
Connecticut
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S0CT00177 · Principal campaign committee: BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Connecticut | $771,465.29 | Not up for election in 2026; seat is next up in 2028 |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. Senate · Connecticut | $7,272,349.12 | Won the general election (55.65%) |
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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$337,677.7144%
- PACs and other committees$112,000.0015%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$260,900.0034%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$60,887.588%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$140,209.2128%
- Contributions over $200$355,743.0072%
- Itemized from inside Connecticut$149,405.0039%
- Itemized from other states$230,854.0061%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $45,000.00 · California $38,420.00 · Virginia $38,250.00 · Maryland $29,650.00 · Florida $18,365.00. 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
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Nomination · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Not voting |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340 A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008 A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On Passage of the Bill · S 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | Amendment Rejected | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- S. 5618 Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S.Res. 943 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5271) - S.Res. 936 A resolution designating October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".
Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5268) - S. 5591 Veterans Crisis Line Support and Safety Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - S. 5542 Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. - S. 5490 A bill to designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.
Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - S. 5445 GRACE for Military Survivors Act
Introduced Sep 22, 2026 · Latest action Sep 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 5448 Anti-Corruption Tax (ACT) Act
Introduced Sep 22, 2026 · Latest action Sep 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 5311 Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026
Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. - S. 5312 PROTECT Act
Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Airland
- Personnel
- Seapower
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Ranking Member
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
- Privacy, Technology, and the Law
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
44 committees reported giving $115,550.00 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.
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,050.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- 603 PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$4,500.00
- STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- MAGELLAN HEALTH INC. EMPLOYEE COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENTConnected PAC$3,000.00
- HANGER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- IRANIAN AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - PUBLIC AFFAIRS ALLIANCE OF IRANIAN AMERICANS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HERZOG PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
Show all 44 committees
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIELSEN PAC)PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BOEHRINGER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PTC-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
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: BLUMENTHAL FOR CONNECTICUT.
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