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Richard Blumenthal (born February 13, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut, in office since 2011. Previously, he served as Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Blumenthal is a graduate of Harvard College, where he was editorial chairman of ''The Harvard Crimson''. 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''. While at Yale, he was a classmate of future President Bill Clinton and future Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. From 1970 to 1976 Blumenthal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, where he earned the rank of sergeant. After college Blumenthal served as administrative assistant and law clerk for several Washington figures. From 1977 to 1981 he was United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In the early 1980s he worked in private law practice, including serving as volunteer counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987, when he was elected to the Connecticut Senate. He was elected state Attorney General in 1990, and served for twenty years. During this period he was frequently speculated as a contender for Governor of Connecticut, but he never pursued the office. Blumenthal announced his 2010 run for U.S. Senate after Democratic incumbent Chris Dodd announced his retirement. He faced professional wrestling magnate Linda McMahon in the general election, winning by a 12-point margin with 55 percent of the vote. On January 5, 2011 he was sworn in and took seats on the Senate Armed Services; Judiciary; Aging; and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees. He became the senior senator after the retirement of Joe Lieberman. ==Early life and education== Blumenthal was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jane (née Rosenstock) and Martin Blumenthal, who was the president of a commodities trading firm.〔Hladky, Gregory B. (A Closer Look At Richard Blumenthal. ) ''Hartford Advocate.'' 27 April 2010.〕〔(Jewish Virtual Library: Richard Blumenthal ) retrieved December 22, 2011〕 His mother was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to a Jewish family that originated in Prussia and Baden, and his father was a Jewish immigrant from Frankfurt.〔(Richard Blumenthal ancestry ), ''ancestry.com''.〕 Blumenthal graduated from Harvard College with a A.B. ''magna cum laude'' and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. As an undergraduate, he was editorial chairman of ''The Harvard Crimson''.〔Plotz, David. (Just Call Him Senator: An assessment of Richard Blumenthal, the man most likely to replace Connecticut's Christopher Dodd. ) ''Slate.'' 6 January 2010.〕 Blumenthal was a summer intern reporter for ''The Washington Post'' in the London Bureau.〔("Attorney General Richard Blumenthal timeline," Connecticut Post, Jan. 6, 2010 )〕 Blumenthal was also selected for a Fiske Fellowship that allowed him to study at the University of Cambridge in England for one year after graduation from Harvard College. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the ''Yale Law Journal''.〔(Volume 82, Number 4, March 1973. ) ''The Yale Law Journal.''〕 While at Yale, he was classmates with future President Bill Clinton and future Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.〔("Bill Clinton stumps for Richard Blumenthal in Conn. Senate race" ), The Associated Press, September 26, 2010.〕 One of his co-editors on the ''Yale Law Journal'' was future United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. His brother, David Blumenthal, is the President of the Commonwealth Fund.〔("Commonwealth Fund biographical page for David Blumenthal, M.D." )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Blumenthal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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