Richard Blumenthal

A Senator from Connecticut. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y. , February 13, 1946. Graduated Harvard University, B. A. , 1967. Attended Cambridge University, 1967-1968. Graduated Yale University, J. D. , 1973. Editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. Served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves 1970-1976. White House aide 1969-1970. Law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun 1974-1975. Administrative assistant to Senator Abraham Ribicoff 1975-1976. United States Attorney for Connecticut 1977-1981. Lawyer. Member of the Connecticut state house of representatives 1984-1987. Member of the Connecticut state senate 1987-1990. Attorney general of Connecticut 1991-2010. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2010. Reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.