# Matt Blumenthal

Matt Blumenthal is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 147.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 147
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9c5e5d75-a622-41d2-b607-2adbc12ee11f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c5e5d75-a622-41d2-b607-2adbc12ee11f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

4.4% of Blumenthal’s statements contain a personal attack, 1.7 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

## What Blumenthal says (CT 2025–26 session)

275 classified statements: 275 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blumenthal | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.4% | 2.5% | 151 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 18.2% | 10.4% | 152 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 45.1% | 39.2% | 298 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 449 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 17.1% | 14.4% | 280 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.0% | 202 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Law 15% (State House Democrats 2.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.03), from 434 donors and 401 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 100% (95.0%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 391 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB391/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5563 AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5563/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 307 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE STATUTES AND PROHIBITING… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB307/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 306 AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY STRATEGY. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB306/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 220 AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB220/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 375 AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL MAPPING DATA SERVICES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB375/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5281 AN ACT CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5281/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 247 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB247/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 457 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB457/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 430 AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB430/

## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 75 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5567: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5567/
- SB 295: AN ACT CONCERNING STATE LAW PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF A LEGALLY PROTECTED HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB295/
- SB 91: AN ACT ENHANCING THE INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND ESTABLISHING PROTECTED AREAS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB91/
- SB 397: AN ACT CONCERNING DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE USE AND RETENTION OF DATA DERIVED FROM AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB397/
- HB 5449: AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5449/
- SB 463: AN ACT CONCERNING SECURITY OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES, ELECTIONS SITES, ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTORS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB463/
- HB 5533: AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTION OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES, ELECTIONS SITES, ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTORS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5533/
- HB 5531: AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5531/
- HB 5552: AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE CONTRACTS CONCERNING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER INFORMATION. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5552/
- HB 5328: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS ANTI-MUSLIM AND ANTI-ARAB RACISM IN SCHOOLS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5328/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,081 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2113276666189381803
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2107133518941933662
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2107133522385207642
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2107133524478214495
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2107133526160122244
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2107133528198566042
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2107133531462000927
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2107133533055574303
- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2091278540670951438
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matt_blumenthal/status/2090837812681519375

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Blumenthal
- Campaign site: https://www.mattblumenthal.com
- X: https://x.com/matt_blumenthal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattBlumenthalCT/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.blumenthal.357
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattblumenthalct/?hl=en
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mattblumenthalct
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-blumenthal-2458454b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c5e5d75-a622-41d2-b607-2adbc12ee11f