- Senior United States Senator from Connecticut, in office since 2011
| Born: | 13 February 1946 Comment | | How old is Richard Blumenthal in 2024? / Age: | 78 years
| | Where was Richard Blumenthal born? | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US | | Residence: | Connecticut, USA | | Nicknames: | Dick | | Zodiac sign: | Aquarius |
Richard Blumenthal Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Richard Blumenthal worth? | $80,000,000
| | Nationality: | American | | Hair color: | Reddish brown | | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who is Richard Blumenthal? / Facts
- Previously, he served as Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011
- He is a member of the Democratic Party
- Born in Brooklyn, New York, Blumenthal attended Riverdale Country School, a private school in the Bronx
- Blumenthal is a graduate of Harvard College, where he was editorial chairman of The Harvard Crimson
- He studied for a year at Trinity College, Cambridge in England before attending Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal
- While at Yale, he was a classmate of future President Bill Clinton and future Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- From 1970 to 1976, Blumenthal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, where he attained the rank of sergeant
- After college, Blumenthal served as administrative assistant and law clerk for several Washington figures
- From 1977 to 1981, he was United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
- In the early 1980s he worked in private law practice, including serving as volunteer counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987, when he was elected to the Connecticut Senate
- He was elected state Attorney General in 1990, and served for twenty years
- During this period he was frequently speculated as a contender for Governor of Connecticut, but he never pursued the office
- Blumenthal announced his 2010 run for US Senate after Democrat incumbent Chris Dodd announced his retirement
- He faced professional wrestling magnate Linda McMahon in the general election, winning by a 12-point margin with 55 percent of the vote
- On January 5, 2011, he was sworn in and took seats on the Senate Armed Services; Judiciary; Aging; and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees
- He became the senior senator after the retirement of Joe Lieberman
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Education
- Yale University
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Riverdale Country School
- College of Harvard
- Harvard University
- Yale Law School
- University of Cambridge
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Net worth: $80,000,000
