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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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.

House of Representatives

1. Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030

Good Vote: No
HB6690 Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030 (passed 133 to 5 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.

2. “Coercive Control” as Domestic Violence

Good Vote: No
SB1091 "Coercive Control" as Domestic Violence (passed 134 to 8 on 6/4/2021). 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.”

3. Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis

Good Vote: No

SB1 Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis (passed 114 to 33 on 6/1/2021). Declares racism a “public health crisis” in Connecticut, establishes a Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health, and creates a Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee.

4. Limiting Government Access to Medical Records

Good Vote: Yes

HA-B (HB6666) Limiting Government Access to Medical Records (failed 30 to 110 on 5/26/2021). Would amend HB6666 to entirely eliminate sections of the bill that grant the Connecticut Department of Health remote access to individual electronic medical records concerning “a reportable disease, emergency illness or health condition.”

5. No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Good Vote: No
HJ58 No-Excuse Absentee Voting (passed 104 to 44 on 5/11/2021). 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.

6. Connecticut Parentage Act

Good Vote: No
HB6321 Connecticut Parentage Act (passed 141 to 1 on 4/26/2021). Adopts the Connecticut Parentage Act, which recognizes same-sex “parentage” by removing gender-specific references in state law (e.g., “maternity” and “paternity”).
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Catherine Abercrombie D HD-083 0% -.-.--
Timothy Ackert R HD-008 33% --++--
Raghib Allie-Brennan D HD-002 0% ------
Mark Anderson R HD-062 67% --++++
David Arconti D HD-109 0% ------
Tom Arnone D HD-058 0% ------
Harry Arora R HD-151 33% --+-+-
Andre Baker D HD-124 0% -----.
Jill Barry D HD-031 0% ------
Aimee Berger-Girvalo D HD-111 0% ------
Whit Betts R HD-078 60% -.+++-
Matt Blumenthal D HD-147 0% ------
Mitch Bolinsky R HD-106 33% --+-+-
Patrick Boyd D HD-050 0% ------
William Buckbee R HD-067 17% ----+-
Larry Butler D HD-072 0% ---.--
Pat Callahan R HD-108 50% --+++-
Juan Candelaria D HD-095 0% ------
Vincent Candelora R HD-086 17% ----+-
Devin Carney R HD-023 17% ---+--
Christie Carpino R HD-032 33% ---++-
Jay Case R HD-063 50% --+++-
Brandon Chafee D HD-033 0% ...---
Holly Cheeseman R HD-037 0% .-----
Robin Comey D HD-102 0% ------
Julio Concepcion D HD-004 0% ---.--
Christine Conley D HD-040 0% ------
Michelle Cook D HD-065 0% ------
Jeffrey Currey D HD-011 0% .-----
Michael D'Agostino D HD-091 0% -.-.--
Anthony D'Amelio R HD-071 50% .-+-+.
Lucy Dathan D HD-142 0% ------
Anne Dauphinais R HD-044 67% -++++-
Joe De la cruz D HD-041 0% --..--
Tom Delnicki R HD-014 50% --+++-
Mike Demicco D HD-021 0% ------
Laura Devlin R HD-134 0% ------
Michael Digiovancarlo D HD-074 0% ------
Patricia Dillon D HD-092 0% ------
Michael Dimassa D HD-116 0% ------
Jason Doucette D HD-013 0% ------
Douglas Dubitsky R HD-047 83% +++++-
Joshua Elliott D HD-088 0% ------
Tammy Exum D HD-019 0% ------
Kate Farrar D HD-020 0% ------
Antonio Felipe D HD-130 0% ------
Charles Ferraro R HD-117 33% ---++-
Kimberly Fiorello R HD-149 67% -++++-
Craig Fishbein R HD-090 83% +++++-
Jaime Foster D HD-057 0% ------
Daniel Fox D HD-148 0% ------
Mike France R HD-042 83% +++++-
John Fusco R HD-081 60% -++.+-
Jane Garibay D HD-060 0% ------
Henry Genga D HD-010 0% .-----
Bobby Gibson D HD-015 0% ------
Jillian Gilchrest D HD-018 0% ------
Bob Godfrey D HD-110 0% ------
Minnie Gonzalez D HD-003 0% -----.
Christine Goupil D HD-035 0% .-----
Robin Green R HD-055 25% ..--+-
Joseph Gresko D HD-121 0% ------
Kenneth Gucker D HD-138 0% ------
Gregory Haddad D HD-054 0% ------
Irene Haines R HD-034 50% +-+-+-
Carol Hall R HD-059 20% --+-.-
Joshua Hall D HD-007 0% ---.--
John Hampton D HD-016 NA ......
Cindy Harrison R HD-069 50% --+++-
Rick Hayes R HD-051 50% --+++-
John Hennessy D HD-127 0% ------
Maria Horn D HD-064 0% ------
Greg Howard R HD-043 17% ----+-
Anne Hughes D HD-135 0% ------
Susan Johnson D HD-049 0% ------
Eleni Kavros DeGraw D HD-017 0% ------
Dorinda Keenan Borer D HD-115 0% ------
Kathy Kennedy R HD-119 17% ----+-
Nicole Klarides-Ditria R HD-105 17% ----+-
David Labriola R HD-131 60% .-+++-
Brian Lanoue R HD-045 50% --+++-
Jennifer Leeper D HD-132 0% ------
Roland Lemar D HD-096 0% ------
Liz Linehan D HD-103 0% ------
Geoffrey Luxenberg D HD-012 0% ---.--
Gale Mastrofrancesco R HD-080 80% .++++-
Cristin McCarthy Vahey D HD-133 0% ------
Kathleen McCarty R HD-038 0% ------
Brandon McGee D HD-005 0% ------
Ben Mcgorty R HD-122 25% -.--+.
Stephen Meskers D HD-150 0% ------
David Michel D HD-146 0% ------
Amy Morrin Bello D HD-028 0% ------
Mary Mushinsky D HD-085 0% ------
Ronald Napoli D HD-073 0% ------
Anthony Nolan D HD-039 0% ------
Tammy Nuccio R HD-053 17% ---+--
Tom O'Dea R HD-125 17% --+---
Christine Palm D HD-036 0% ------
Alphonse Paolillo D HD-097 0% ------
Corey Paris D HD-145 0% -.---.
John-Michael Parker D HD-101 0% ------
Christine Pavalock-D'Amato R HD-077 50% --+++-
Jason Perillo R HD-113 17% ----+-
Christopher Perone D HD-137 0% ------
William Petit R HD-022 17% ----+-
John Piscopo R HD-076 50% --+++-
Joe Polletta R HD-068 50% --+++-
Robyn Porter D HD-094 0% ------
Michael Quinn D HD-082 0% ------
Rosa Rebimbas R HD-070 50% --+++-
Geraldo Reyes D HD-075 0% ------
Emmett Riley D HD-046 0% ------
Matthew Ritter D HD-001 0% ------
Kara Rochelle D HD-104 0% ------
Jason Rojas D HD-009 0% ------
Christopher Rosario D HD-128 0% ------
David Rutigliano R HD-123 17% ----+-
Kevin Ryan D HD-139 0% ------
Emmanuel Sanchez D HD-024 0% ------
Robert Sanchez D HD-025 0% ------
Hilda Santiago D HD-084 0% ------
Sean Scanlon D HD-098 0% ------
Tony Scott R HD-112 33% ---++-
Caroline Simmons D HD-144 0% ------
Travis Simms D HD-140 0% .-----
Frank Smith D HD-118 0% ------
Brian Smith D HD-048 0% ------
J.P. Sredzinski R HD-112 NA ......
Steven Stafstrom D HD-129 0% ------
Charlie Stallworth D HD-126 0% ------
Jonathan Steinberg D HD-136 0% ------
Kerry Szeps Wood D HD-029 17% --+---
Peter Tercyak D HD-026 0% ------
Stephanie Thomas D HD-143 0% -----.
Gary Turco D HD-027 0% ------
Kurt Vail R HD-052 50% --+++-
Edwin Vargas D HD-006 0% ------
Donna Veach R HD-030 50% --+++-
Toni Walker D HD-093 NA ......
Mary Welander D HD-114 0% ------
Quentin Williams D HD-100 0% ------
David Wilson R HD-066 80% -++++.
Michael Winkler D HD-056 0% ------
Terrie Wood R HD-141 0% ------
Dave Yaccarino R HD-087 17% ----+-
Philip Young D HD-120 0% .-----
Tami Zawistowski R HD-061 50% +-+-+-
Christopher Ziogas D HD-079 0% ------
Joseph Zullo R HD-099 17% ---+--
Lezlye Zupkus R HD-089 50% --+++-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 0.2%
Republican 39.2%