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U.S. House District 2
2026 Connecticut U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Connecticut Secretary of the State — 2026 Certificate of Endorsement or 15% Candidate
Candidate: Joe Courtney
Office: U.S. House, District 2
Party: Democratic
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FEC committee ID: C00410233
FEC committee name: COURTNEY FOR CONGRESS
Published email: [email protected]
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://www.joecourtney.com/
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Connecticut Born and Raised
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Connecticut Born and Raised
After graduating Tufts University in 1975, Joe earned his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1978. Following college, Joe served as a public defender in Vernon where he immersed himself in the local community and worked to connect clients with the tools to better their lives. After three years, he entered private practice and became involved with non-profit agencies to strengthen access to health care, job training, and education. He served as town attorney for Vernon and became very well versed in local government and its challenges to promote economic growth and lower taxes.
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After graduating Tufts University in 1975, Joe earned his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1978. Following college, Joe served as a public defender in Vernon where he immersed himself in the local community and worked to connect clients with the tools to better their lives. After three years, he entered private practice and became involved with non-profit agencies to strengthen access to health care, job training, and education. He served as town attorney for Vernon and became very well versed in local government and its challenges to promote economic growth and lower taxes.
As a state representative, Joe served as Chair of the House Public Health and Human Services Committees and took up the fight for better health care. He also served as Chair of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Insurance, where he was instrumental in proposing reforms that resulted in increased access and better health care for all Connecticut citizens.
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As a state representative, Joe served as Chair of the House Public Health and Human Services Committees and took up the fight for better health care. He also served as Chair of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Insurance, where he was instrumental in proposing reforms that resulted in increased access and better health care for all Connecticut citizens.
In 2006, Joe ran for Congress again, hitting the trail hard and giving his all to show the constituents of the 2nd District why change was needed. After months of hard-fought campaigning, Joe was elected to Congress in the closest race in the country that year—winning an upset victory by just 83 votes. Nicknamed “Landslide Joe” by his new peers in the US House of Representatives, Joe did not take his close victory for granted then–nor has he since.
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In 2006, Joe ran for Congress again, hitting the trail hard and giving his all to show the constituents of the 2nd District why change was needed. After months of hard-fought campaigning, Joe was elected to Congress in the closest race in the country that year—winning an upset victory by just 83 votes. Nicknamed “Landslide Joe” by his new peers in the US House of Representatives, Joe did not take his close victory for granted then–nor has he since.
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Courtney said he plans to introduce legislation that would give the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development more enforcement tools to address situations, like at Branford Manor, where residents are complaining of mold. Courtney said there’s no mold regulation either at the state or the federal level, and that needs to change.
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Courtney said he plans to introduce legislation that would give the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development more enforcement tools to address situations, like at Branford Manor, where residents are complaining of mold. Courtney said there’s no mold regulation either at the state or the federal level, and that needs to change.
Courtney, who said he will continue to stay in contact with HUD, said in a statement the Branford Manor issue “has exposed some real gaps in housing policy—chiefly, that a nationwide federal standard on mold safety has never actually been established for HUD-supported housing.”
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Courtney, who said he will continue to stay in contact with HUD, said in a statement the Branford Manor issue “has exposed some real gaps in housing policy—chiefly, that a nationwide federal standard on mold safety has never actually been established for HUD-supported housing.”
Related said in a statement earlier this week that its “entire focus is on taking the aggressive measures necessary to ensure that the current issues at Branford Manor are addressed so that residents feel safe and comfortable in their homes. We will continue to stay in constant communication with HUD, the City and Town of Groton including the mayor, local officials and agencies, as well as state officials, regarding the comprehensive strategy and progress to ensure all of the necessary repairs are completed as quickly as possible.”
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Related said in a statement earlier this week that its “entire focus is on taking the aggressive measures necessary to ensure that the current issues at Branford Manor are addressed so that residents feel safe and comfortable in their homes. We will continue to stay in constant communication with HUD, the City and Town of Groton including the mayor, local officials and agencies, as well as state officials, regarding the comprehensive strategy and progress to ensure all of the necessary repairs are completed as quickly as possible.”
Courtney’s office said in a news release that the proposed comprehensive legislation will encompass “requiring more frequent and comprehensive HUD inspections of private properties in which tenants receive federal housing vouchers, supporting property owners to make fixes needed to keep units in a state of good repair, creating a streamlined reporting system for tenants, and supporting HUD’s work to create a federal mold standard.”
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Courtney’s office said in a news release that the proposed comprehensive legislation will encompass “requiring more frequent and comprehensive HUD inspections of private properties in which tenants receive federal housing vouchers, supporting property owners to make fixes needed to keep units in a state of good repair, creating a streamlined reporting system for tenants, and supporting HUD’s work to create a federal mold standard.”
Supports federal investment in roads, bridges, rail, transit, broadband, ports, and other infrastructure serving eastern Connecticut.
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Invest in Transportation and Infrastructure
Prioritizes federal support for farms, agricultural producers, and the rural economy of eastern Connecticut.
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Support Eastern Connecticut Agriculture
Prioritizes access to quality, timely, and affordable healthcare.
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Affordable, Timely Healthcare
Supports sustained federal investment in submarine construction, the Groton shipyard workforce, and eastern Connecticut's defense-industrial base.
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Support Submarine Shipbuilding and Defense Jobs
Supports more affordable education and investments in workforce training intended to strengthen the middle class.
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Affordable Education and Workforce Training
Prioritizes access to healthcare, benefits, and support services for veterans in eastern Connecticut.
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Veterans' Healthcare and Benefits
Supports more frequent HUD inspections, resources for property repairs, a streamlined tenant reporting process, and development of a federal mold-safety standard for HUD-supported housing.
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Federal Mold Safety Standards for HUD-Supported Housing
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The searchable archive contains 12,714 exact attributed records from the official House Clerk (7765 yes, 4713 no, 49 present, 158 not voting, and 29 other published choices). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
Coverage: January 4, 2007 through July 23, 2026These are descriptive counts from captured official records, not an ideology, effectiveness, or intent score. Subject labels are navigation aids assigned from official measure text. A vote does not establish why the candidate voted that way or support for every provision in a measure.
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Joe Courtney is recorded as voting no in the official record for on passage.
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Issue: H R 8884
Vote question: On Passage
Official description: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Status: Passed
Courtney | D | CT | Nay
Passed
Joe Courtney is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.
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Issue: H CON RES 89
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Official description: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Status: Passed
Courtney | D | CT | Yea
Passed
Joe Courtney is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.
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Issue: H CON RES 113
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Official description: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Status: Passed
Courtney | D | CT | Nay
Passed
Joe Courtney is recorded as voting no in the official record for on passage.
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Issue: H R 7008
Vote question: On Passage
Official description: Stop Insider Trading Act
Status: Passed
Courtney | D | CT | Nay
Failed
Joe Courtney is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Official description: Grothman of Wisconsin Part A Amendment No. 316
Amendment author: Grothman of Wisconsin Part A Amendment No. 316
Status: Failed
Courtney | D | CT | No
Agreed to
Joe Courtney is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Official description: Harrigan of North Carolina Part A Amendment No. 44
Amendment author: Harrigan of North Carolina Part A Amendment No. 44
Status: Agreed to
Courtney | D | CT | No
Agreed to
Joe Courtney is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.
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Issue: H R 8800
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Official description: Boebert of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 4
Amendment author: Boebert of Colorado Part A Amendment No. 4
Status: Agreed to
Courtney | D | CT | Aye
Passed
Joe Courtney is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.
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Issue: H RES 1438
Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Official description: Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
Status: Passed
Courtney | D | CT | No
The exact official service window begins 2007-01-03, but the first identity-safe member-level roll call currently captured is dated 2007-01-04. Earlier online Clerk material that is unavailable or cannot be bridged to one exact member identity remains excluded; no vote or absence is inferred. Every numbered U.S. House roll call published by the Clerk during the configured service window is reconciled through the member's exact Bioguide ID. Clerk XML through 2002 does not publish Bioguide IDs, so those rows require a candidate-specific official House identity and service bridge plus one unique exact published-name, party, and state tuple. A published roll without an identity-safe row is retained as an explicit source omission and is not labeled as a vote or absence. Voice votes and other actions without member-level roll calls are outside this archive.
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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H2CT02112
Name: COURTNEY, JOSEPH
Office: House
State: CT
District: 02
Coverage start: 2025-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $760424.39
Total disbursements: $508302.32
Cash on hand: $603233.57
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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