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'''Richard Blumenthal''' (born February 13, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) has served as the [[Attorney General]] of [[Connecticut]] since 1991 and is a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He is the Senator-elect from Connecticut, after defeating World Wrestling Entertainment CEO [[Linda McMahon]] in the race to replace retiring [[Chris Dodd]]. Previously he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and State Senate.

 

'''Richard Blumenthal''' (born February 13, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) currently serves as the junior [[Democrat]]ic [[United States Senator]] from [[Connecticut]], having defeated World Wrestling Entertainment CEO [[Linda McMahon]] in the race to replace retiring [[Chris Dodd]]. He is the lone freshman Democratic Senator in the 112th Congress. Previously Blumenthal served as the [[Attorney General]] of Connecticut for twenty years, prior to that he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and State Senate.

In 2007, the [[libertarian]]-leaning [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] ranked Blumenthal "the nation's worst state attorney general" and "a tireless crusader for growing the power of his own office and spreading largesse to his cronies." <ref>http://cei.org/pdf/5719.pdf</ref>

In 2007, the [[libertarian]]-leaning [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] ranked Blumenthal "the nation's worst state attorney general" and "a tireless crusader for growing the power of his own office and spreading largesse to his cronies." <ref>http://cei.org/pdf/5719.pdf</ref>

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