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Joe Courtney

U.S. Representative, CT-2

Democratic Connecticut since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CT-2 current
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2 current
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2007 Dec 30, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CT-2
Connecticut
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CT-2
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.337, social dim. 0.042. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
HR 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization…
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-259 Sep 10, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll259 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-258 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll258 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-257 Sep 10, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll257 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-256 Sep 10, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll256 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-255 Sep 10, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll255 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-254 Sep 10, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll254 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-253 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll253 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-252 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll252 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-251 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll251 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-250 Sep 10, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll250 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-249 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll249 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-248 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll248 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-247 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll247 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-246 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll246 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-245 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll245 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Yea house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-244 Sep 10, 2025 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll244 US-GOV-PD
HRES 682
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-243 Sep 9, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll243 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-242 Sep 9, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll242 US-GOV-PD
HR 3425
Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-241 Sep 8, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll241 US-GOV-PD
HR 3424
SPACE Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-240 Sep 8, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll240 US-GOV-PD
HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-239 Sep 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll239 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-238 Sep 4, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll238 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-237 Sep 4, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll237 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-236 Sep 4, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll236 US-GOV-PD
On Agreeing to the Amendment Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-235 Sep 4, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll235 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

ReceiptsSpendingCashDebtRefundsSelf-fundingNet receipts
$1,318,658$1,139,653 $351,112$0 $-8,533 $1,327,190

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 18, 2023–Dec 30, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 5:59 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loadedRefunds/reversals loadedNet receipts loaded
$1,310,889$0$1,310,889

Largest itemized receipts

CycleAmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateCoverageSource
2024 $57,942 SCREEN MEDIA STRATEGIES COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Feb 8, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $5,000 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAF COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENT & BROKERS PAC COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA INC. COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE PAC COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 ACTBLUE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jul 15, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jul 15, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 478 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OE478PAC) COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 19, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PULIC EDUCATION COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 19, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 MATSON, INC FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE MULTI-CAN COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 26, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 AIPAC COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 19, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

CyclePositionItemized spending loadedPeriod / as ofCoverageSource
2024Support $10 (1 records) Feb 16, 2024–Feb 16, 2024 · as of Feb 16, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • I was excited to join Creative Living Community of Connecticut on Wednesday for the ribbon cutting of Bradford House, a new residential home in Coventry that provides adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to live independently in a supportive community setting.
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  • On this day in 1865 in Texas, the last enslaved Black Americans learned that they were free. The freedom promised in our nation’s doctrine had finally been granted to all Black Americans.
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  • I joined TVCCA for a ride-along with their Meals on Wheels Program. The amazing Sheryl Degler, a 10-year volunteer driver, took me on her delivery route in Norwich. TVCCA has seen rising demand for its meal deliveries to seniors and the disabled.
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  • Eastern Connecticut needs more quality and affordable homes to meet demand and lower costs. I met with the Home Builders and Remodelers of CT to discuss the work ahead to increase our region’s housing supply.
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  • Congress Must Protect Social Security by Making Rich Pay Their Fair Share
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  • This week’s Social Security solvency report is a clear warning to Congress that we must reverse the Trump policies that are damaging the program and act swiftly to prevent the 2032 benefit cut.
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  • Eastern Connecticut is the proud home to so many multi-generation family-owned dairy farms who supply nutritious products to our communities.
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  • Mike Johnson calls Social Security an “entitlement” and says he has a plan for it to be “adjusted and fixed.”
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  • June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time to remember the lives lost and the communities forever changed by the scourge of gun violence. We must renew our commitment to ending gun violence and create a safer future for our children.
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  • The Communication Workers Union has a proud history representing the men and women who have built and maintained the technology of networks that our population and economy depend on.
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  • Last week, the House passed the Ukraine Support Act, a bill to provide support to the people of Ukraine in their defense of their homeland and impose economic sanctions on Russia.
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  • If you’re planning international travel, make sure your passport is up to date. You can renew directly through travel.state.gov and avoid paying extra and unnecessary fees associated with third-party websites.
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