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U.S. Representative · Connecticut 2nd District
Joe Courtney
DemocratDistrict D+4119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score42#211 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Joe Courtney’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office2449 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0702
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 3 signals
- StrongBacks 7 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 7 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 452, H.R. 842, H.R. 909, H.R. 979, H.R. 3095 and 2 more.
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (D+4)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. CT-2 has a partisan lean of D+4. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive district: CT-2 is D+4CT-2 has a partisan lean of D+4 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Keeps them with Democrats · 1 signal
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 19.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Armed ServicesMinority · 2nd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
- Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection ForcesRanking Member
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceMinority · 2nd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Courtney← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.336 is 0.06 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress0House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.J.Res. 61Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 54
| Middle |
| S. 2403 |