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Richard Blumenthal OppScore Rating: -2.63

Richard Blumenthal is a Democrat Senate for Connecticut and holds an OppScore of -2.63. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Richard Blumenthal is the Democratic senior U.S. Senator from Connecticut, serving since 2011 after five terms as the state's attorney general. A Harvard and Yale Law graduate and Marine Corps veteran, he is defined politically by his emphasis on consumer protection and veterans' issues.

Richard Blumenthal rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Senate
• State: Connecticut
• OppScore: -2.63 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 38 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Official website
• Ballotpedia profile

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