The agreement to temporarily halt the move was signed by New Britain Superior Court Judge Marshall Berger. [] He initially worked in private law firms where he was made a partner. Blumenthal acquired his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, where he was classmates with former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. Here are the 15 richest members currently serving in the House and Senate and where the wealth comes from, according to a 2018 analysis by Roll Call. He was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives and later won a special election to fill a vacancy in the Connecticut Senate. In the 1980s, Blumenthal testified in the state legislature in favor of abolishing Connecticut's death penalty statute. DeFelice, went out of business and it was later revealed that hundreds of storm drains had been improperly installed. [130] After criticism from national Republican politicians and conservative media outlets, Blumenthal said that he is "a strong supporter and believer in American capitalism" and would not have attended had he known of the group's Communist ties.[131]. In the Senate, Senator Blumenthal has built on his longtime advocacy for consumers by holding companies accountable for the safety of their products. "[193], In July 2019, Blumenthal cosponsored the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act, a bill introduced by Ben Cardin and Rob Portman that would create a new memorial that would be privately funded and constructed on federal lands within Washington, D.C., in order to honor journalists, photographers, and broadcasters who died in the line of duty. [192], In June 2019, Blumenthal was one of eight senators to sponsor the Made in America Act, legislation that would mandate that federal programs that had funded infrastructure projects not currently subject to Buy America standards use domestically produced materials. Blumenthal served as administrative assistant to Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, as aide to Daniel P. Moynihan when Moynihan was Assistant to President Richard Nixon, and as a law clerk to Judge Jon O. Newman, U.S. District Court of the District of Connecticut, and to Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun. Her father is real estate mogul Peter Malkin. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General, Hartford, Connecticut. His challenger, Levy, has raised $2.3 million, spent $1.9 million,. He doesnt own boats or recreational vehicles. Senator and Senate Banking Committee chair Christopher Dodd, who had been harshly criticized for accepting a VIP loan from Countrywide,[100] "there's no evidence of wrongdoing on [Mr. Dodd's] part any more than victims who were misled or deceived by Countrywide." 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. Furthermore, the spouses of senators who have assets worth more than $1.0 million arent required to state all assets on financial disclosure reports. Sen. Richard Blumenthal's wife is responsible for much of his good fortune. [110], The New York Times reported that Blumenthal misspoke on at least one occasion by saying he'd served with the military "in Vietnam". Rep. Ro Khanna of California's wealth comes via his wife, Ritu, who is worth millions from her father's investment firm, Mura Holdings. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey urge FEMA and HUD to find long-term housing fix for Hurricane Maria survivors", "A FEMA program has sheltered thousands of Puerto Ricans since Hurricane Maria. He opposed efforts by Walmart to ban the sale of emergency contraception and supports requirements that pharmacies fill birth control prescriptions. [65] The lawsuit against the ACC was initially dismissed on jurisdictional grounds but was subsequently refiled. Blumenthal was born in Brooklyn to well-to-do parents; his father was a prominent commodities broker. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for MoveOn.org, Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. "Joe Manchin is the last remaining statewide elected Democrat [in West Virginia],. It is fact, plain and simple. Warner has also been a venture capitalist. states. Blumenthal argued that the Interior Department's decision in support of this action was "fatally, legally flawed, and unfair" and that "it would unfairly remove land from the tax rolls of the surrounding towns and bar local control over how the land is used, while imposing [a] tremendous burden. His family's net worth is derived largely from his wife; the Malkins are influential real estate developers and property managers with holdings including an ownership stake in the Empire State Building. [124], In March 2012, Blumenthal and New York Senator Chuck Schumer gained national attention after they called upon Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice to investigate practices by employers to require Facebook passwords for employee applicants and workers. The Blumenthals have four children: daughter Claire, and sons . [121], In November 2020, Blumenthal announced that he would seek reelection in 2022. [35] The petition was filed in accordance with Section 126 of the Clean Air Act, which allows a state to request pollution reductions from out-of-state sources that contribute significantly to its air quality problems. [83][84][85] Blumenthal accused MySpace of having "monstrously inadequate counter-measures" to prevent sex offenders from creating MySpace profiles. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is ranked among the wealthiest politicians in the U.S. [60], In 2004, Blumenthal sued Computer Plus Center of East Hartford and its owner, Gina Kolb, on behalf of the state. Senator Tammy Baldwin to FDA: Hold AveXis Accountable for Falsifying Data", "Wyden, Merkley urge more affordable housing funds", "Senate Dems demand immediate reunification of remaining separated children", "Warren, Gillibrand ask Defense whether border deployments hurt troop readiness", "Bob Menendez, Cory Booker and others introduce bill to protect home loans for DACA holders", "Schatz Urges Investigation of Contractors In Charge of Migrant Children", "Senate Democrats to Trump: don't deport military families", "Bill would block immigration raids at schools, courthouses", "U.S. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. Blumenthal supports gun control. He served as the state attorney. [13] Blumenthal was a summer intern reporter for The Washington Post in the London Bureau. [133], Blumenthal is pro-choice. His current tenure will last until 2022. [82] He also urged MySpace to take further steps to safeguard children, including purging deep links to pornography and inappropriate material, tougher age verification, and banning users under 16. A key player in the national fight against Big Tobacco, he helped end deceptive marketing aimed at childrena victory significantly lowering youth smoking rates, and compelling a multi-billion dollar settlement for Connecticut taxpayers. "[58] In a press release, he said, "This fatally flawed RTO proposal will raise rates, reduce accountability and reward market manipulation. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) and his wife Cynthia have a six-figure investment in a massive retail shopping complex in Shanghai that is part of a partnership between a Chinese government-controlled business consortium and Disney. Her grandfather, Lawrence Wien, was a prominent lawyer and philanthropist. DeFelice for additional funds. Senator Blumenthal is also working to bring Connecticuts transportation systems and infrastructure into the twenty-first century. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut has significant assets from real estate across New York, partly due to his wife, Cynthia Malkin. *Disclaimer: The estimated net worth numbers are based on our research done on the Internet and are for entertainment purposes only. Dithering will be disastrous."[103]. [69] In 2009, the bonding company agreed to pay an additional $4.6 million settlement, bringing the total award to $22.1 million ($30,000 more than the repair costs). Possibly because of election season, Blumenthals 2015 investments were much lower than in the past. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider [94], Blumenthal and other state attorneys general reached a settlement with Craigslist on the issue; the settlement called for the company to charge people via credit card for any ads that were suggestive in nature so the person could be tracked down if they were determined to be offering prostitution. "Senator Richard Blumenthal must talk about his . [182], In June 2019, Blumenthal and 14 other senators introduced the Affordable Medications Act, legislation intended to promote transparency by mandating that pharmaceutical companies disclose the amount of money going to research and development, marketing and executives' salaries. Much of Blumenthals beef with President Trump is decades old and stems from the Malkins and Trump being rivals in the real estate business. The senators wrote that "FEMA's refusal to use the tools at its disposal, including DHAP, to help these survivors is puzzlingand profoundly troubling" and that hundreds of hurricane survivors were susceptible to being left homeless in the event that FEMA and HUD continued to not work together. Brian Schatz, a bill cosponsor, said the legislation would "unlock each state's Medicaid program to anyone who wants it, giving people a high-quality, low-cost public health insurance option", and that its goal was "to make sure that every single American has comprehensive health care coverage. I remember the taunts, the insults, sometimes even physical abuse. "[59] The opposition was due to a report authored by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, a Cambridge-based energy consulting firm, that alleged that consumers would be worse off under the merger. We will never know. He is married to Cynthia Malkin, daughter of Manhattan real estate mogul Peter Malkin, and has an estimated net. "[34] The tribe announced the withdrawal of the land annexation petition in February 2002.[34]. Blumenthal accused Saudi Arabia of undermining U.S. efforts and helping to boost 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Baldino further called Blumenthal "good-natured" and "one of the best Marines with whom I ever worked". "Boosting Blumenthal: Obama, Biden call Conn. AG", "Toplines - Election 2010: Connecticut Senate Election - January 6, 2010 - Rasmussen Reports", "Capitol Watch Blog - Connecticut Politics, Political News and Legislation", "Did Richard Blumenthal Lie About Serving in Vietnam? Besides properties in Manhattan, Malkin also owns a real estate company in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [139], Blumenthal is one of Congress's most vocal critics of arbitration clauses and class action waivers. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that "Mr. Blumenthal has damaged his reputation as somebody you could. Blumenthal attended Riverdale Country School in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Vern Buchanan $73.9 million. As an undergraduate, he was editorial chairman of The Harvard Crimson. Khanna's father-in-law, Monte Ahuja, is also founder and CEO of the automotive transmission giant Transtar, another contributor to Rep. Khanna's substantial net worth. Both implemented dozens of safeguards, including finding better ways to verify users' ages, banning convicted sex offenders, and limiting the ability of older users to search for members under 18. Lawyers for the Tomasso Group argued that the attorney general had no special power to look into the operations of private firms under whistleblower law as no actual whistleblowers had come forward and all incriminating testimony was in related federal cases. But many representatives and senators are independently wealthy from previous careers or significant gains they have made outside of their legislative work. He also claimed that Countrywide "crammed unconscionable legal fees into renegotiated loans, digging consumers deeper into debt" and "broke promises that homeowners could refinance, condemning them to hopelessly unaffordable loans. [194], In September 2014, Blumenthal was one of 69 members of the US House and Senate to sign a letter to then-FDA commissioner Sylvia Burwell requesting that the FDA revise its policy banning donation of corneas and other tissues by men who have had sex with another man in the preceding 5 years. This 5,698 square-foot home with 13 bedrooms is their only luxury, and it is valued at $2.4 million. [25] He later apologized to voters for remarks about his military service which he said had not been "clear or precise".[26]. He also served as the US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein under former President Barack Obama. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images). [179], In June 2019, Blumenthal was one of four senators to cosponsor the Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act, legislation that would ban suppressors being imported, sold, made, sent elsewhere or possessed and grant a silencer buyback program as well as include certain exceptions for current and former law enforcement personnel and others. [206], On June 27, 1982, Blumenthal married Cynthia Malkin. The Blumenthals have an investment of between $100,000 and $250,000 in U.S. Shanghai LLC, according to the senator's annual financial disclosures. He was reelected in 2016 and 2022. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987, and the Connecticut State Senate from 1987 to 1990. "[203] After the Justice Department publicly released the redacted version of the report the following month, Blumenthal said, "What's demonstrated in powerful and compelling detail in this report is nothing less than a national scandal. In 1984, when he was 38, Blumenthal was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 145th district. After graduating law school in 1973, Senator Blumenthal clerked for then U.S. District Judge Jon Newman, and then for United States Supreme Court JusticeHarry A.Blackmun. [66] A declaratory judgment by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts exonerated Boston College in the matter. Blumenthal joined Tapper on "The Lead" to discuss efforts to modify the filibuster or abolish it altogether and complained that Republicans "overuse, abuse and misuse" it in their attempts to block the Democrats' agenda. He then attended Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1967 with an A.B. The senators argued that foreign assistance to Central American countries created less migration to the U.S., citing the funding's help in improving conditions in those countries. While attorney general, Blumenthal was one of the leaders of a 46-state lawsuit against the tobacco industry, which alleged that the companies involved had deceived the public about the dangers of smoking. "[137], In June 2019, Blumenthal and 18 other Democratic senators sent a letter to USDA Inspector General (IG) Phyllis K. Fong requesting that the IG investigate USDA instances of retaliation and political decision-making and asserting that not to conduct an investigation would mean these "actions could be perceived as a part of this administration's broader pattern of not only discounting the value of federal employees, but suppressing, undermining, discounting, and wholesale ignoring scientific data produced by their own qualified scientists. According to Wealth of Congress by Roll Call, the Senator of Connecticut is $70.0 million rich, minus liabilities. [41][42] Remedies were later proposed by Blumenthal and eight other attorneys general; these included requiring that Microsoft license an unbundled version of Windows in which middleware and operating system code were not commingled. In response to the 2015 San Bernardino attack, Blumenthal gave his support for improved access to mental health resources and universal background checks. [9][10][11] Jane's father, Fred "Fritz" Rosenstock, raised cattle, and as youths Blumenthal and his brother often visited their grandfather's farm. "This article is ridiculous. In December 2007, Blumenthal filed suit against RJ Reynolds, alleging that a 2007 Camel advertising spread in Rolling Stone magazine used cartoons in violation of the master tobacco settlement, which prohibited the use of cartoons in cigarette advertising because they entice children and teenagers to smoke. Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington and her husband have both held high-level positions at Microsoft, one of the largest corporations in the world. Richard and Cynthia have welcomed four children and currently reside in Greenwich, Connecticut, . He also called on Congress to alter a landmark communications law (the Communications Decency Act) that Craigslist has cited in defense of the ads. 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The younger Blumenthal enrolled at Harvard University (B.A., 1967), where he was chair of . [62] Superior Court judge Barry Stevens described the jury's initial award of $18.3 million as a "shocking injustice" and said it was "influenced by partiality or mistake. [122] In the general election, he defeated Leora Levy, who defeated former Connecticut House Minority Leader Themis Klarides in the Republican primary. [57], In 2003 Blumenthal, former Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch, and consumer advocates from Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire opposed "the formation of a regional transmission organization (RTO) that would merge three Northeast and mid-Atlantic power operators, called Independent Service Operators (ISOs), into a single super-regional RTO. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal timeline. In October 2008, Bank of America initially agreed to settle the states' suits for $8.4 billion, and in February 2010, Countrywide mailed payments of $3,452.54 to 370 Connecticut residents. Source: Kerry has been one of the richest members of Congress since his 1995 marriage to Teresa Heinz Kerry, the widow of the late Sen . As the chief federal prosecutor of that state, he successfully prosecuted many major cases involving drug traffickers, organized crime, white collar criminals, civil rights violators, consumer fraud, and environmental pollution. [183], In August 2019, Blumenthal was one of 19 senators to sign a letter to United States Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar requesting data from the Trump administration in order to help states and Congress understand the potential consequences in the event that the Texas v. United States Affordable Care Act (ACA) lawsuit prevailed in courts, claiming that an overhaul of the present health care system would form "an enormous hole in the pocketbooks of the people we serve as well as wreck state budgets". According to OpenSecrets, Blumenthal raised $9 million, spent $8.9 million, and had $3 million cash on hand, as of October 19. Lynn Gorguze, the president and CEO of Cameron Holdings, a private equity firm. He faced Linda McMahon, a professional wrestling magnate, in the 2010 election, winning with 55% of the vote. [104] On February 2, 2009, Blumenthal announced he would forgo a gubernatorial run and seek reelection that year as attorney general.
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