# Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Connecticut’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Connecticut’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2007-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001069
- FEC candidate IDs: H2CT02112

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001069 (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

85% of Courtney’s statements discuss policy, in the top 5% of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Courtney says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,299 classified statements: 902 posts on X, 234 press releases, 84 Congressional Record speeches, 79 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Courtney | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 6.6% | 171 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.8% | 27.5% | 38 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 85.1% | 73.2% | 9 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.6% | 9.8% | 20 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 34.2% | 22.7% | 21 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 135 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 41% (House Democrats 16%); Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Democrats 20%); Education 16% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.01), from 2,145 donors and 7,478 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.1% (96.4%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 236. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10427: MAGNET Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10427
- H.R. 10360: Safeguarding Taxpayer Investment for Executive Airlift Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10360
- H.R. 10308: Strengthening Coast Guard Communities Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10308
- H.R. 9735: CLINIC Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9735
- H.R. 8925: Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8925
- H.Res. 1209: Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1209
- H.J.Res. 155: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/155
- H.R. 8045: Student Loan Interest Elimination Act (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8045
- H.R. 3954: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-06-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3954
- H.R. 3036: Protecting America’s Workers Act (in committee, 2025-04-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3036

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $966.5K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 26% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 73% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2114766934294057456
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2114812310724251658
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Courtney Applauds Announcement of First U.S. Submarine Assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West in Western Australia · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/courtney-applauds-announcement-first-us-submarine-assigned-submarine
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2114389619278033167
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2114002817337921768
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2113643568225304708
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2113732533041181056
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Courtney Receives Award from Habitat for Humanity of Eastern CT for Supporting Construction of 14 New Homes in Norwich · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/courtney-receives-award-habitat-humanity-eastern-ct-supporting
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2113267640042958980
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney/status/2113384225982357642

## Links

- Official site: https://courtney.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJoeCourtney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joecourtney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjoecourtney
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repcourtney
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001069

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001069