Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
CT Scorecard 2021-2022
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Connecticut General Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate
1. Aiding and Abetting Abortion
2. Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030
HB6690 Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030 (passed 34 to 2 on 6/9/2021). Establishes the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust program for babies covered by Medicaid/HUSKY and creates the Community Investment Fund 2030 for “underserved” and "marginalized” populations.
3. Climate Change Adaptation Act
HB6441 Climate Change Adaptation Act (passed 26 to 10 on 6/7/2021). Expands the authority of municipal flood and erosion control boards to include “climate resilience;” creates an Environmental Infrastructure Fund; and increases the authorities' powers to assess fees in all municipalities.
4. No-Excuse Absentee Voting
HJ58 No-Excuse Absentee Voting (passed 27 to 9 on 6/3/2021). Proposes an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would remove current restrictions on absentee voting and permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot.
5. Connecticut Parentage Act
6. “Coercive Control” as Domestic Violence
SB1091 "Coercive Control" as Domestic Violence (passed 35 to 1 on 5/18/2021). Defines domestic violence to include “coercive control” and expands the “best interest of the child” factors in custody decisions to include the child’s “emotional safety.”
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Saud Anwar | D | SD-003 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Berthel | R | SD-032 | 50% | + | - | + | + | - | - |
Heather Bond Somers | R | SD-018 | 33% | - | - | + | + | - | - |
Dennis Bradley | D | SD-023 | 20% | + | - | - | - | . | - |
Jorge Cabrera | D | SD-017 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephen Cassano | D | SD-004 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dan Champagne | R | SD-035 | 67% | + | + | + | + | - | - |
Paul Cicarella | R | SD-034 | 33% | - | - | + | + | - | - |
Christine Cohen | D | SD-012 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mary Daugherty Abrams | D | SD-013 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Duff | D | SD-025 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ryan Fazio | R | SD-036 | NA | + | . | . | . | . | . |
Mae Flexer | D | SD-029 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Fonfara | D | SD-001 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Formica | R | SD-020 | 17% | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Stephen Harding | R | SD-030 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Joan Hartley | D | SD-015 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Will Haskell | D | SD-026 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tony Hwang | R | SD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alexandra Kasser | D | SD-036 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Kelly | R | SD-021 | 40% | . | - | + | + | - | - |
John Kissel | R | SD-007 | 50% | + | - | + | + | - | - |
Julie Kushner | D | SD-024 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matthew Lesser | D | SD-009 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Martin Looney | D | SD-011 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rick Lopes | D | SD-006 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Maroney | D | SD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Henri Martin | R | SD-031 | 50% | + | - | + | + | - | - |
Douglas McCrory | D | SD-002 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Patricia Miller | D | SD-027 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Craig Miner | R | SD-030 | 40% | . | - | + | + | - | - |
Marilyn Moore | D | SD-022 | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Norman Needleman | D | SD-033 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Catherine Osten | D | SD-019 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Sampson | R | SD-016 | 83% | + | + | + | + | - | + |
Derek Slap | D | SD-005 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Winfield | D | SD-010 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Witkos | R | SD-008 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 2.3% |
Republican | 38.6% |