Blumenthal, Richard

Blumenthal, Richard is a Democratic Senator representing Connecticut. They serve on 5 committees, including Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

They have raised $131K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is communications/electronics, contributing $29K. Organizations spend $799.4 million lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are defense and government issues. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 98% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 56% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

5 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $940K in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are campaign contributions and former staff becoming lobbyists.