Joe Courtney

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Joe Courtney currently serves the 2nd Congressional district of Connecticut

Joe Courtney, a Democrat, has represented the Second Congressional District of Connecticut in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007. (map)

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

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Environmental record

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Biography

Courtney was born on April 6, 1953 in Hartford, Conn. He received a bachelors degree from Tufts University in 1975, and a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1978. Courtney served as a state representative from Vernon, Connecticut, representing Connecticut's 56th district from 1987 to 1994. In 1998, he made an unsuccessful bid for Lieutenant Governor. Courtney ran for Congress against incumbent Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) in 2002, and is trying to unseat Simmons again in 2006. [1].

He is a partner in the law firm Courtney, Boyan & Foran, and also serves as Town Attorney in Vernon.

Courtney and his wife Aubrey have two children.

2006 election

Courtney's election contest against Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) was very close, with Courtney leading by less than 200 votes following an initial count, and less than 100 after a counting error was detected. This count did not include provisional ballots. [2] Following a final recount, Courtney was declared the winner by less than 100 votes. [3]

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Connecticut superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Joe Courtney, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.

• For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00024842&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata>

Links to more campaign contribution information for Joe Courtney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2006 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2006 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2006 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Joe Courtney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Joe Courtney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Joe Courtney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Education and Labor
  • Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
  • Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces

More Background Data

Background information on Rob Simmons, whom Joe Courtney challenged in the 2006 congressional elections:

• Background information on Rob Simmons from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Rob Simmons from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Rob Simmons from the Washington Post database

• Information on Rob Simmons from Congress Merge

Contact

DC Office:
215 Cannon House Office Building
Washington , DC 20515
(202) 225-2076
(202) 225-4977 fax
Web Email
Website

District Office:
2 Courthouse Square , Fifth Floor
Norwich , CT 06360
(860) 886-0139
(860) 886-2974 fax

Articles and resources

Resources

• Joe Courtney, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Connecticut Local Politics

Articles

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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110th Congress
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Committees: House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Armed Services/Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services/Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, House Committee on Education and Labor, House Committee on Education and Labor/Subcommittee on Higher Education Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness, House Committee on Education and Labor/Subcommittee on Health Employment Labor and Pensions,
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 7, 2006	First Took Current Office: January 4, 2007	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? Yes	Previous Political Work? Connecticut General Assembly,	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 2 Courthouse Square , Fifth Floor, Norwich , CT 06360 Phone: 860-886-0139 / Fax: 860-886-2974
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Date of Birth: April 6, 1953