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

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Biography 2.1 2006 election 2.1.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Local blogs and discussion sites 7.3 Articles

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

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, Joseph Courtney, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
General Dynamics	$ 31,350
Northeast Utilities	$ 16,300
Pfizer Inc	$ 14,856
American Hospital Assn	$ 12,500
United Technologies	$ 11,500
Travelers Companies	$ 11,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$ 10,850
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte	$ 10,550
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,250
United Auto Workers	$ 10,250
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Joseph Courtney from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

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

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

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

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• 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 Joseph 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 Ph: 202-225-2076 Fax: 202-225-4977 Webform email
District offices
2 Courthouse Square , Fifth Floor, Norwich , CT 06360 Ph: 860-886-0139 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

Resources

• Joe Courtney, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Connecticut Local Politics

Articles

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Congressional Career
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District Offices:
2 Courthouse Square , Fifth Floor, Norwich , CT 06360 Phone: 860-886-0139 / Fax: 860-886-2974
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Latitude: 41°33′11.798″N
Longitude: 72°4′56.528″W