Richard Blumenthal
U.S. Senator, Connecticut · Democrat
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) voted with the Democratic majority on 98.7% of the 830 party-line votes cast in the 119th Congress through Sept. 30, 2026, and against it 11 times. Among 45 Senate Democrats with at least 50 such votes, that is the 33rd-lowest score. Missed 11 of 915 roll calls (1.2%).
Source: Voteview roll-call data for the 119th Congress (through Sept. 30, 2026), files updated . A party-line vote is one where most voting Democrats opposed most voting Republicans. Voteview profile · Congress.gov
By party
| As | Period | Party-line score | Votes with own party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan. 9, 2025 – Sept. 30, 2026 | 98.7% | 819 of 830 |
Votes against the Democratic majority
The 11 most recent of 11 party-line votes on which Richard Blumenthal voted against the Democratic majority.
| Date | Measure | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 7, 2026 | H.R. 5334 To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected |
Nay Democrats: Yea |
| April 15, 2026 | S.J.Res. 138 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. On the Motion to Discharge · Motion to Discharge Rejected |
Nay Democrats: Yea |
| April 15, 2026 | S.J.Res. 32 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. On the Motion to Discharge · Motion to Discharge Rejected |
Nay Democrats: Yea |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | H.R. 7148 A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed |
Yea Democrats: Nay |
| July 30, 2025 | S.J.Res. 34 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. On the Motion to Discharge · Motion to Discharge Rejected |
Nay Democrats: Yea |
| July 30, 2025 | S.J.Res. 41 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. On the Motion to Discharge · Motion to Discharge Rejected |
Nay Democrats: Yea |
| June 30, 2025 | H.R. 1 To prohibit the use of Defense Production Act of 1950 funds without the approval of Congress. On the Motion · Motion Rejected |
Nay Democrats: Yea |
| Feb. 24, 2025 | PN 1212 Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the Army On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to |
Yea Democrats: Nay |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | PN 115 Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed |
Yea Democrats: Nay |
| Jan. 20, 2025 | S. 5 To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention. On the Amendment · Amendment Agreed to |
Yea Democrats: Nay |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | S. 5 To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention. On the Amendment · Amendment Agreed to |
Yea Democrats: Nay |
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