Matt Blumenthal
Democratic Incumbent
Top priorities
- Co-authored and led passage of Connecticut's first Early Voting legislation and Absentee Voting for All
- Authored the Connecticut Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, a shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare
- Supports strengthening public schools and updating transportation infrastructure for Stamford and Darien
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Matt Blumenthal is the incumbent Connecticut State Representative for the 147th District, representing Stamford, per his campaign site. He chairs the Government Administration and Elections Committee and serves on the Judiciary and Transportation committees, per his campaign site. He received his law degree from Yale Law School, served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and was previously an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve who deployed to Marjah, Afghanistan, per his campaign site.