“I have never walked away from a fight or failed to put Connecticut citizens first, no matter how big or powerful the special interest or law breaker against me.”

--Dick Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal has taken on the biggest special interests – including 'Big Tobacco', big energy companies and big insurance companies – to protect the interests of the people of Connecticut. He has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for Connecticut taxpayers in his tireless commitment to consumer protection, environmental stewardship, labor rights, and personal privacy. As a United States Senator, he will continue to fight for the people of Connecticut, standing up against even the most powerful interests, often when people have nowhere else to turn.

As Attorney General, Dick has made a difference for people in important fights:

• Standing up to Big Tobacco, Dick helped lead the fight to stop deceptive marketing aimed at children, a victory that significantly lowered youth smoking rates and resulted in a multi-billion dollar settlement for Connecticut taxpayers;
• Beating back unfair utility rate increases and skyrocketing costs of heating oil, natural gas, and other vital sources of energy;
• Fighting environmental polluters and lawbreakers, even challenging the federal government for failing to follow or enforce environmental laws and energy statutes;

• Taking on insurance companies’ abuses to gain millions in financial reimbursements and reforms, including greater disclosure by insurers and brokers to consumers; Dick’s advocacy has forced reforms in the health insurance industry to assure critical health care coverage and lower pharmaceutical drug prices;
• Fighting for consumers victimized by the deceptive and illegal practices of disgraced subprime mortgage lenders Countrywide Financial and Ameriquest, winning – along with other Attorneys General -- settlements totaling over $6 million for more than 9,000 Connecticut residents.

Dick was first elected Attorney General in 1990, and is now serving an unprecedented fifth term. He also served in the Connecticut General Assembly as a State Representative and State Senator (1984 – 1990). He was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut (1977-1981), prosecuting major cases, including those involving drug trafficking, organized crime, white collar crime, civil rights violations, and consumer fraud. Early in his career, Dick served as aide to Senator Daniel P. Moynihan when Mr. Moynihan was Assistant to President Richard Nixon, and as Assistant to United States Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff. He later served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun.

Richard graduated from Harvard College (Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude), and Yale Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, honorably discharged as sergeant.

He and his wife, Cynthia, have four children.