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Joe Courtney, a Democrat who has represented Connecticut's 2nd congressional district since 2007, seeks reelection in 2026 against Republican George Austin, a business owner, in the November 3 general election.
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Joe Courtney (D-CT) is a sponsor of the bipartisan Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), reintroduced in February 2025, aimed at expanding the Department of Labor’s statutory enforcement authority for mental health parity.
NorcrossThis press release reports that Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and other lawmakers to urge the FCC to withdraw its proposal that would eliminate or limit the E-Rate…
HayesThe press release reports that Connecticut’s congressional delegation, including Joe Courtney, announced over $75.3 million in LIHEAP funding for Connecticut.
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Joe Courtney was born on April 6, 1953, and grew up in suburban Hartford. He graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1978. After law school, he worked as a public defender for three years.
Joe Courtney later became a partner in the law firm Flaherty, Meisler and Courtney and served as town attorney in Vernon, Connecticut, where he lives.
From 1987 to 1994 he represented the 56th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives, where he chaired the Public Health and Human Service Committee.
He made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor in 1998, and in 2002 Republican incumbent Rob Simmons defeated him in a race for Congress, 54% to 46%.
Courtney challenged Simmons again in 2006 and won; when the automatic re-canvass concluded on November 14, he led by 91 votes, in the tightest congressional race of that year.
In the House, Courtney has served as chair and then ranking member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services.
Through that work he has advanced the AUKUS security agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, including bipartisan provisions in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act authorizing the sale of three Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.
His success at delivering funding for his district's submarine bases earned him the nickname "Two-Sub Joe." In October 2024 he was appointed an Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
Joe Courtney is seeking reelection in Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, which is located in the eastern part of the state and includes New London and Groton. He was re-elected with 57.1% of the vote in 2024.
Courtney is the Democratic nominee, and supply chain manager Kyle Gauck withdrew from the Democratic race.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Republican George Austin, a business owner, whose party's field also included former state representative Mike France, who withdrew to run for the state senate.
