Richard Blumenthal: podcast appearances and interviews

Richard Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held this position since 2011. Prior to his tenure in the Senate, Blumenthal served as the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1977 to 1981, and as the 23rd Connecticut attorney general, a role he held for 20 years. His public service also includes time in the Connecticut General Assembly, the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987, and the Connecticut Senate beginning in 1987. Blumenthal's educational background includes degrees from Harvard University, where he was chair of The Harvard Crimson; a year at Trinity College, Cambridge; and Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. He also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1970 to 1976, reaching the rank of sergeant. After passing the bar, he worked in Washington, D.C. as an administrative assistant and law clerk for several figures. His legal career includes work in private law practice and volunteer counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Blumenthal’s election to the U.S. Senate in 2010 followed the retirement of incumbent senator Chris Dodd. He defeated Republican Linda McMahon with 55% of the vote and has been reelected in 2016 and 2022. When Joe Lieberman retired in 2013, Blumenthal became Connecticut’s senior senator. He is expected to be the oldest serving Democratic U.S. senator upon Dick Durbin’s retirement in 2027.