Matthew S. Blumenthal (born January 30, 1986) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 147th district in Fairfield County.

[3] He spent roughly two and a half years in active duty service, commanding a rifle platoon in Marjah, Afghanistan with Charlie Company, First Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

[6] He was the legal architect and one of the lead attorneys representing families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in their lawsuit against conspiracy theorist and radio personality Alex Jones, which achieved a $1.4 billion verdict on their behalf.

[13] In 2018, Blumenthal was elected to serve as State Representative for the 147th District of the Connecticut General Assembly, winning 59 percent of the vote against Republican candidate Anzelmo Graziosi.

[20] It was drafted and passed in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled Roe v. Wade.

states that want to protect abortion access.”[21][22] Blumenthal authored the law with Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, with whom he cofounded and co-chairs the General Assembly’s Reproductive Rights Caucus.

[33] Additionally, he has helped author legislation to increase equity and reduce discrimination on juries,[34] confront online harassment, stalking, and hate crimes,[35] and update Connecticut’s Emergency Risk Protection Order (Red-Flag) law.