Richard Blumenthal
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United States Senator from Connecticut |
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Assumed office January 5, 2011 Serving with Chris Murphy |
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| Preceded by | Chris Dodd |
| 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut | |
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In office January 9, 1991 – January 5, 2011 |
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| Governor |
Lowell Weicker John Rowland Jodi Rell |
| Preceded by | Clarine Riddle |
| Succeeded by | George Jepsen |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 27th district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Anthony Truglia |
| Succeeded by | George Jepsen |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Anthony Truglia |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Pavia |
| United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut | |
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In office 1977–1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Peter Dorsey |
| Succeeded by | Alan Nevas |
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February 13, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Malkin (1982–present) |
| Children | 4 |
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Harvard University (BA) Trinity College, Cambridge Yale University (JD) |
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| Website | Senate website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1970–1976 |
| Rank |
 Sergeant
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Richard "Dick" Blumenthal /ˈbluːmənˌθɑːl/ (born February 13, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut, in office since 2011. 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.
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