Joe Courtney CT Democratic Representative

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Secretary McMahon is systematically destroying Special Education, Career and Technical Education and the entire Department of Education as she is using taxpayer dollars to adorn her throne, which she uses to snuff out opportunity for America’s children. Her mendacity would even make Marie Antoinette blush. https://t.co/TaT0a7JzUr

💬 0🔁 1❤ 1Oct 28, 2026

In 1948, President Truman stopped at the former Enfield Train Station during his whistle-stop tour. I brought a photo of President Truman’s stop to today’s groundbreaking for the new Enfield Train Station. Enfield resident John Hartley is one of the kids in the photo! https://t.co/n4ccLb6NhP

💬 2🔁 0❤ 5Oct 28, 2026

An exciting day in Enfield. Today, we broke ground today on the new Enfield Train station in Thompsonville. For over 15 years, I've worked alongside the Town of Enfield and CT DOT to secure federal funding to move this project forward. The new station will restore passenger rail service to Enfield for the first time since 1986, which will take 23 minutes to get to Hartford and even less time to Springfield. The station has already stimulated new housing construction nearby – a textbook example of transit-oriented development. All of the work that led to this point and continues today will revitalize the Thompsonville part of Town, renewing its rich history, including Harry Truman’s “Whistle Stop” visit decades ago.

💬 1🔁 1❤ 5Oct 28, 2026

Another milestone achievement for AUKUS built by eastern Connecticut. The Groton-built USS COLORADO (SSN 788) will be the first Virginia-class fast attack submarine assigned to the new Submarine Rotational Force-West in Western Australia beginning in 2027. https://t.co/26TVB2sPIT

💬 4🔁 4❤ 14Oct 28, 2026

Federal Farm to School grants are helping bring more locally sourced food to school cafeterias in eastern Connecticut. Yesterday, I visited EASTCONN’s Bridges Community School in Columbia to see their newly renovated regional production kitchen, supported by a $116,858 federal Farm to School grant that was authorized by the Child Nutrition Act. The new kitchen at EASTCONN is already serving fresh, locally sourced meals from 20 Connecticut farms to students across six surrounding school districts: Brooklyn, Columbia, Hampton, Pomfret, Scotland, and Sterling. I tried the fresh beets— delicious!

💬 1🔁 1❤ 10Oct 27, 2026

People living with arthritis need access to treatment and programs that help them manage their condition. I met with Arthritis Foundation advocate Paula Haney about restoring funding for the CDC Arthritis Program. Recent cuts put programs that help people manage arthritis and access trusted education at risk. We should be improving access to medical treatment, not limiting it.

💬 0🔁 1❤ 5Oct 27, 2026

On Tuesday, I had the honor of joining Connecticut leaders at the State Capitol for a ceremony to honor and remember Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, one of our state’s finest public servants. As a PTA mom in Tolland, a State Representative, State Comptroller, and Lieutenant Governor, Nancy was an amazing model for all of us in patience, basic decency, respect, and empathy. That is especially true in today’s political climate. Nancy and I came into the Connecticut General Assembly in the same election with neighboring districts in Tolland County, and we sat next to each other in the General Assembly Chamber. Together, we accomplished a lot for the people we represented, such as passage of prescription drug assistance for Connecticut seniors years before Medicare Part D was enacted. It was an honor to have a front-row seat to her public service. I’m proud to have called Nancy a friend, as well as the Wyman family, and like so many she came into contact with, I will cherish her memory.

💬 1🔁 1❤ 8Oct 26, 2026

On Thursday, I joined Habitat for Humanity of Eastern CT at their “Building Hope & Homes” celebration for 14 new homes built by the non-profit in Norwich supporting 16 families. I was honored to receive the Habitat Hero Award for my work to secure $900,000 in federal funding that supported construction of the homes. It was great to met with Leslie Souvenance, the owner of the 14th home built using the funding, alongside Habitat’s Executive Director Sarah Lufler and Norwich Mayor Swarnjit Singh. Back in 2021, I strongly supported passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a bill that provided $900,000 in funding to Habitat for Humanity of Eastern CT, which Habitat used to support the construction of the 16 homes. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which I helped pass this summer, will allow Habitat for Humanity of Eastern CT to expand their model for new home construction. Congress needs to deliver on the ROAD to Housing Act’s reforms with robust investment in housing programs.

💬 3🔁 1❤ 8Oct 26, 2026

On Friday, I joined the 11th annual “Manufacture Your Future” fair hosted by Quinebaug Valley Community College (QVCC) in Danielson. The fair hosted dozens of area high school students along with local manufacturing industry employers to learn more about career opportunities. Thank you to QVCC’s Director of Advanced Manufacturing, Steve LaPointe, for organizing yet another successful “Manufacture Your Future” fair during such an exciting moment of growth for eastern Connecticut manufacturing. It was great to see students from Plainfield High School, Parish Hill High School, E.O. Smith High School, and Tourtellotte Memorial High School interact with Electric Boat, the Lee Company, Linemaster Switch Corporation, and other great manufacturers from the region. As Ranking Member of the Seapower Subcommittee, which authorizes submarine manufacturing workforce development funding through the Navy, and a member of the Education and Workforce Committee, I’m committed to delivering federal support for skills training and career pathways for students.

💬 2🔁 0❤ 7Oct 25, 2026

Delivering for Putnam ✅: health care services in the Quiet Corner, the new training home for the CT National Guard, and more. https://t.co/9E5caSY4KP

💬 2🔁 0❤ 7Oct 24, 2026

Votes Bills Issues Committees Speeches Terms

Voting record, 119th Congress

95.4%Attendance645 of 676 roll calls cast

31Roll calls missedAnswered “present” 3 times (counted as cast)

96.0%Voted with the Democratic majorityon the 471 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against the Democratic majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Democratic majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority.

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 16, 2026	S. 2403Retire through Ownership Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9340Ratepayer Protection Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.J.Res. 213Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”	On Passage	Nay	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 10326PROOF Act	On Passage	Nay	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	On Passage	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 5334An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Nay	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.Con.Res. 93Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.J.Res. 210Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”	On Passage	Nay	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.R. 9500Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Sep 3, 2026	H.R. 4795Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act	Yea	Nay
Jul 15, 2026	H.R. 8595	Nay	Yea
May 14, 2026	H.R. 5625Cashless Bail Reporting Act	Yea	Nay
Apr 30, 2026	H.R. 7567	Yea	Nay
Feb 3, 2026	H.R. 7148Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Nay
Dec 11, 2025	H.R. 3383Increasing Investor Opportunities Act	Yea	Nay
Dec 4, 2025	H.R. 1069PROTECT Our Kids Act	Yea	Nay
Dec 3, 2025	H.R. 4305DUMP Red Tape Act	Yea	Nay
Jul 21, 2025	H.R. 3095To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes	Yea	Nay
Jun 9, 2025	H.Res. 488Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado	Yea	Nay

Source: Congress.gov API · through the House’s last vote, Sep 16, 2026 · House Clerk roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

14Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

236Cosponsored

0Sponsored that became law1 sponsored or cosponsored became law

71Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

45.5%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
Armed Forces and National Security	33
Health	28
International Affairs	28
Education	23
Government Operations and Politics	19

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

95.5%With the Democratic majorityon 449 issue votes

2Against both partiesmost Democrats and most Republicans voted the other way

17With the Republican majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Democratic majority	Against both parties	With the Republican majority	Rank among Democrats
Economics and Public Finance	59	96.6%	0	2	118th of 219
Armed Forces and National Security	56	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (33)
Crime and Law Enforcement	27	85.2%	0	4	159th of 213
Energy	27	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (130)
Government Operations and Politics	26	92.3%	0	1	89th of 214
Commerce	25	92.0%	1	1	180th of 211
Finance and Financial Sector	23	95.7%	0	1	69th of 212
International Affairs	23	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (50)
Public Lands and Natural Resources	23	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (145)
Congress	21	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (70)
Environmental Protection	19	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (108)
Immigration	15	80.0%	0	3	161st of 211
Education	14	78.6%	0	3	162nd of 199
Agriculture and Food	13	92.3%	0	1	138th of 211
Science, Technology, Communications	12	91.7%	1	0	109th of 198
Other issues (15)Fewer than 10 votes each: Taxation, Transportation and Public Works, Emergency Management, Labor and Employment, Law, Native Americans, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Health, Housing and Community Development, Animals, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Social Welfare, Families, Water Resources Development, Arts, Culture, Religion	66	98.5%	0	1	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Democratic majority most often on that issue, among House Democrats who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Economics and Public Finance · 2

Jul 15, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 8595 · Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most Democrats voted Yea, most Republicans Nay. Also voting Nay: 97 other Democrats.
Feb 3, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7148 · Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 20 other Democrats.

Crime and Law Enforcement · 4

May 14, 2026 · H.R. 5625 · Cashless Bail Reporting Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 95 other Democrats.
Jun 9, 2025 · H.Res. 488 · Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 74 other Democrats.
Feb 13, 2025 · H.R. 35 · Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 49 other Democrats.
Feb 6, 2025 · H.R. 27 · HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 97 other Democrats.

Government Operations and Politics · 1

Jul 21, 2025 · H.R. 3095 · To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 74 other Democrats.

Commerce · 2

Jun 29, 2026 · H.R. 7757 · KIDS Act
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 84 other Democrats; 32 Republicans.
Dec 3, 2025 · H.R. 4305 · DUMP Red Tape Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 58 other Democrats.

Finance and Financial Sector · 1

Dec 11, 2025 · H.R. 3383 · Increasing Investor Opportunities Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 86 other Democrats.

Immigration · 3

Jan 22, 2025 · S. 5 · Laken Riley Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 45 other Democrats.
Jan 16, 2025 · H.R. 30 · Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 60 other Democrats.
Jan 7, 2025 · H.R. 29 · Laken Riley Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 47 other Democrats.

Education · 3

Sep 3, 2026 · H.R. 4795 · Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 32 other Democrats.
Dec 4, 2025 · H.R. 1069 · PROTECT Our Kids Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 32 other Democrats.
May 7, 2025 · H.R. 881 · DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 54 other Democrats.

Agriculture and Food · 1

Apr 30, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7567 · Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 36 other Democrats.

Science, Technology, Communications · 1

Jul 14, 2026 · H.R. 139 · Sunshine Protection Act
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 94 other Democrats; 22 Republicans.

Labor and Employment · 1

Mar 11, 2025 · H.R. 1156 · Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
Voted Yea; most Democrats voted Nay, most Republicans Yea. Also voting Yea: 82 other Democrats.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 468 of the House’s 676 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (208): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. “With the Democratic majority” counts every issue vote on which most Democrats voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Democrats and most Republicans voted one way and this member the other. “With the Republican majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Republicans. Independents count with the party they caucus with.

Source: votes: Congress.gov API / Clerk of the House · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 16, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
House Committee on Armed Services	Member	Minority	2
Tactical Air and Land Forces	Member	Minority	2
Seapower and Projection Forces	Ranking Member	Minority	1
House Committee on Education and Workforce	Member	Minority	2
Higher Education and Workforce Development	Member	Minority	6
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions	Member	Minority	2

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
118th Congress	2023–2025	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
117th Congress	2021–2023	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
116th Congress	2019–2021	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
115th Congress	2017–2019	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
114th Congress	2015–2017	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
113th Congress	2013–2015	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
112th Congress	2011–2013	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
111th Congress	2009–2011	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2
110th Congress	2007–2009	House of Representatives	Representative	Connecticut (CT)	2

Elections

Elected to the 110th Congress on November 7, 2006; reelected to each succeeding Congress.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors Disclosures

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$966,514Raised

$932,047Spent

$385,578Cash on hand

$0Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$317,705	32.9%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$110,616	11.4%
PACs and other committees	$533,250	55.2%
Party committees	$0	0.0%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$4,942	0.5%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $10 supporting this candidate, $0 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Contribution size	Amount	Share
$200 and under	$141,559	41.7%
$200.01 to $499.99	$34,325	10.1%
$500 to $999.99	$45,415	13.4%
$1,000 to $1,999.99	$54,000	15.9%
$2,000 and over	$64,425	19.0%

From the FEC’s contribution-size summary, which is compiled separately from the campaign’s totals, so these rows need not add up to the individual receipts on the Overview.

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

State	Amount
CT (home state)	$167,315
VA	$17,500
FL	$9,650
DC	$6,500
TX	$4,815
RI	$3,750
CO	$3,300
MA	$3,214
SC	$3,000
MD	$2,750

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
ELECTRIC BOAT	$17,500
PMR	$7,000
CEDAR ISLAND MARINA	$6,800
GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT	$6,250
RMM CONSULTING LLC	$5,500
ACTUM LLC	$5,000
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES	$3,500
LEVENTHAL & PUGA PC	$3,300
BELL LEGAL GROUP	$3,000
TOWER LABS LTD	$3,000

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: NOT EMPLOYED $61,926 · SELF $10,250 · NONE $7,070 · RETIRED $5,350 · SELF EMPLOYED $3,575.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

Personal financial disclosures

Filed	Covers	Filing	Document
May 14, 2026	2025	Annual report	PDF

Stock trades (periodic transaction reports)

None filed in 2025 or 2026.

The annual report lists assets, income and debts for the prior year and is due May 15; an extension of up to 90 days is allowed. A periodic transaction report lists a trade of more than $1,000 and is due within 45 days of it.

Source: Clerk of the House, financial disclosures · as of Oct 27, 2026

Profile Press Releases External Sources

Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	April 6, 1953^1,2
Birthplace	Hartford, CT^1,2
Home town listed	Vernon, CT¹
Party	Democratic¹
In the House since	January 3, 2007²

Education

B.A., Tufts University, Boston, MA, 1975
J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT, 1978

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Member, Connecticut House of Representatives, 1987-94
Attorney, Courtney, Boyan, and Foran, LLC, 1978-2006
Public defender
Attorney, Town of Vernon, 2003-06

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Biographical Directory entry

COURTNEY, Joe, a Representative from Connecticut; born in West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., April 6, 1953; graduated from Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford, Conn., 1971; B.A., Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1975; J.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., 1978; lawyer, private practice; member of the Connecticut state house of representatives, 1987-1994; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).²

The official summary kept by the House and Senate historians, word for word.

Offices

Washington, DC

2449 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0702
202-225-2076

Local offices

City	Address	Phone
Enfield, CT	77 Hazard Ave., Unit J	860-741-6011
Norwich, CT	55 Main St., Suite 250	860-886-0139

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, U.S. House (History, Art & Archives).

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against the Democratic majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Democratic majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

Top employers of individual donors

Personal financial disclosures

Stock trades (periodic transaction reports)

Profile

At a glance

Education

Professional history

Biographical Directory entry

Offices

Sources

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