Originally sworn in on January 5, 2011, Richard Blumenthal is serving his second term as a United States Senator from the State of Connecticut.
With a father who fled Nazi Germany at age 18, and a mother who left Nebraska’s farmland to become a social worker, Richard Blumenthal was raised with a deep dedication to public service, a duty to give back by helping others, and a bedrock belief in hard work.
Those values carried him through his childhood and his education at Harvard College (Editorial Chairman The Harvard Crimson, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude), and Yale Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal. To a year working as assistant to Daniel Patrick Moynihan when he was Assistant to the President of the United States. And to enlisting in the United States Marine Corps Reserves in 1970. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1976.
Senator Blumenthal believes all Americans should have equal opportunities to provide for their families and receive fair compensation and benefits for their hard work. Senator Blumenthal is a longtime advocate for safety in the workplace, as well as the right to organize and collectively bargain. He strongly supports fair reforms to ensure Americans have equitable access to safe and affordable housing. Senator Blumenthal has also fought to increase the economic opportunities available to Connecticut businesses and support the economic development of minority and underserved communities.