Joe Courtney

Democrat Representative of Connecticut's 2nd district

Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Connecticut, district 2
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-2076

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April 6, 1953 (71 years old)

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Has been serving as a U.S. representative since 2007
Previously served as a Connecticut state representative from 1987 to 1995
Served as Vernon town attorney from 2003 to 2006
Grew up in suburban Hartford and graduated from Tufts University in 1975
Earned a J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1978
Worked as a public defender for three years before becoming a partner in a law firm
Made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor in 1998 and for Congress in 2002
Won a very close congressional race in 2006 by a margin of 91 votes after a recount
Has been reelected multiple times, with significant victories in subsequent elections
Criticized for holding a teleconference instead of an in-person town hall in 2009
Branded himself as bipartisan and has supported compromise in government
Criticized the film Lincoln for inaccuracies regarding Connecticut’s vote on the 13th Amendment
Warned constituents about IRS scam calls in 2015
Invited a Muslim leader as his guest to the State of the Union address in 2016 to counteract perceived Republican hostility towards Muslims
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time as of 2022
Opposed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, calling it a gift for corporations and the wealthy
Participated in a sit-in for stricter gun-control legislation in 2016
Was a leading voice against the “Cadillac tax” on high-dollar health plans
Called U.S. policy in Iraq “two-headed” in 2008 and supported Obama’s Iran deal in 2015
Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 attack
Known for securing funding for submarine bases in his district, earning the nickname “Two-Sub Joe”
Protested Trump’s travel ban in 2017 and voted against removing U.S. troops from Syria in 2023
Holds committee assignments on the Armed Services and Education and the Workforce committees
Member of several caucuses, including the Congressional Arts Caucus and the Blue Collar Caucus