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Richard Blumenthal

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Richard Blumenthal ( BLOO-mən-thahl; born February 13, 1946) is an American politician, lawyer, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Connecticut, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1991 to 2011 as the 23rd Connecticut attorney general, from 1984 to 1991 as a member of the Connecticut General Assembly, and from 1977 to 1981 as U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut. Blumenthal graduated from Harvard University, where he was chair of The Harvard Crimson, then studied for a year at Trinity College, Cambridge, before attending Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. From 1970 to 1976, Blumenthal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, attaining the rank of sergeant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Blumenthal is the 16,139th most popular politician (up from 16,789th in 2019), the 9,291st most popular biography from United States (up from 10,620th in 2019) and the 708th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard Blumenthal ranks 16,139 out of 19,576. Before him are Patrick McLoughlin, József Sákovics, Leonel Mário d'Alva, Enrico Mizzi, Péter Balázs, and José Ignacio de Márquez. After him are Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Juan Manuel Frutos, Noureddine Bedoui, Lopo do Nascimento, Inese Vaidere, and Clark Clifford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Richard Blumenthal ranks 638. Before him are Mordehai Milgrom, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Aruna Irani, Igor Starygin, Eduard Novák, and Terry Kath. After him are Dean Cundey, Michel Chossudovsky, Marcial Pina, Wiesław Rudkowski, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Irene Fernandez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Blumenthal ranks 9,293 out of 20,380. Before him are Bayard Rustin (1912), John David Washington (1984), David Goggins (1975), Diana Lynn (1926), Rob Bowman (1960), and Jonathan Larson (1960). After him are Henry J. Kaiser (1882), Jason Segel (1980), Sean Parker (1979), Warren Zevon (1947), T. C. Boyle (1948), and Satchel Paige (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard Blumenthal ranks 708. Before him are Daniel Noboa (1987), Ron Wright (1953), John W. Snow (1939), Bob Menendez (1954), Michael Hayden (1945), and William J. Casey (1913). After him are Clark Clifford (1906), George J. Mitchell (1933), Daniel Akaka (1924), Marvin Hart (1876), Gordon B. Hinckley (1910), and Angus King (1944).

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