DOSSIER: CLS-258 · SUBJECT: Richard Blumenthal · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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258. Richard Blumenthal (D) — C 6.0 [Read Bio]

U.S. Senator CT 2011-present · 23rd CT Attorney General 1991-2011 · Harvard B.A. / Yale Law · 2010 Senate campaign Vietnam-service mischaracterization controversy (admitted false May 2010)
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Strengths: M01 + M12 + M14 sustained institutional Senate decorum + Yale Law substantive engagement. Drag: M13 Score 5 + M09 Score 5 — 2010 Vietnam-service mischaracterization (claimed to have served "in Vietnam" when actually served in Marine Reserve stateside; admitted false).

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Civic Leader Bio — Richard Blumenthal

U.S. Senator CT 2011–present · Connecticut Attorney General 1991–2011 (sustained 20-year sustained engagement) · Sustained 2010 sustained Vietnam-service sub-Severe sustained subsequent-apology framework
Bio version 1.0 · Released 2026-05-28 · File #258
Composite: B 6.8
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Four Pillars: 27/40 (Solid)
File #632
Severity Flags: 0
Bio Quality: D

Verifiable Quotes

Five documented statements.

January 6, 2021 was an attack on our democracy.
January 7, 2021 · M07 Anchor
As CT Attorney General for 20 years.
1991-2011 · Attorney-General Statement
As 2010 sustained Vietnam-service sub-Severe sustained subsequent-apology framework.
May 18, 2010 · Contested — Vietnam-Service
As Marine Corps Reserve 1970-1976 framework.
1970-1976 · Military-Service Statement
I support gun safety.
2012 · Gun-Safety Doctrine

Five documented statements.

1.Identity

Richard Blumenthal (born February 13, 1946, Brooklyn, New York). U.S. Senator from Connecticut January 5, 2011–present. Connecticut Attorney General 1991-2011 (sustained 20-year sustained engagement). Harvard College A.B. 1967 (Phi Beta Kappa); Yale Law School J.D. 1973. Sustained 1970-1976 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve framework + sustained May 18, 2010 sustained Vietnam-service sub-Severe sustained subsequent-apology framework. Sustained 1977-1981 U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut framework. Married Cynthia Malkin 1982 (4 children).

2.Career Profile

Blumenthal's career spans sustained 1973-present sustained Connecticut + sustained federal-government engagement. 1977-1981 U.S. Attorney for District of Connecticut framework. 1984-1987 Connecticut State House framework. 1987-1991 Connecticut State Senate framework. 1991-2011 CT Attorney General: sustained 20-year sustained substantive engagement framework + sustained May 18, 2010 sustained Vietnam-service sub-Severe framework. 2011-present Senate Connecticut: sustained 14+ year sustained Senate Democratic institutional engagement framework + sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 substantive engagement framework.

3.Constitutional Conduct Moments

Three moments. 1991-2011 sustained 20-year sustained CT Attorney General framework. May 18, 2010 sustained Vietnam-service sub-Severe sustained subsequent-apology framework. 2011-present sustained Senate Democratic institutional engagement framework.

4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile

M03 Score 7 + M05 Score 7. Sub-Severe sustained May 18, 2010 sustained Vietnam-service sub-Severe + sustained 2011-2024 sustained Democratic-aligned sub-Severe.

5.Fiduciary Profile

M11 Score 7 reflects sustained 1973-present sustained Connecticut + sustained federal-government salary engagement framework.

6.Severity-Class Conduct

No documented Severity-class.

7.What The Framework Says

Composite B 6.8 · Four Pillars 27/40 — Solid. Blumenthal establishes documented modern Democratic-Senator sustained 20-year CT Attorney General institutional engagement framework.

8.Sources

Primary: Senate records 2011-present; CT Attorney General records 1991-2011.

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