Richard Blumenthal

U.S. Senator · Connecticut · Democrat · Ranking Member, Veterans' Affairs

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.11· expected 0.95

Meets expectations

Rank 30 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 18 minority-party ranking members

How far Blumenthal’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

109 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 108 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Blumenthal’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Blumenthal.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 11 missed of 915

Voted on 904 of 915 roll calls; missed 11. Higher than 74% of senators.

85%100%

99/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 12 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 829 votes that split the parties. Lower than 54% of senators.

75%100%

6/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 87% of senators.

0%30%

−0.43

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Blumenthal’s effectiveness score.

S. 610 Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to place VetSuccess on Campus counselors in every state. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Dec 15, 2025Substantive172 words Introduced
S. 2682 Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025Designates the VA medical center in West Haven, Connecticut as the Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Aug 8, 2025Ceremonial981 words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.