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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 2023

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 Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second 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. Birth Control

Good Vote: No

SB171 Birth Control (Passed 36 to 0 on 5/26/2023). Allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control medication over the counter.

2. Redefining "Sexual Orientation"

Good Vote: No

HB6638 Defining "Sexual Orientation" (Passed 32 to 4 on 6/7/2023). Redefines "sexual orientation" to mean a person's "identity" in relation to the gender or genders to which they are romantically, emotionally, or sexually attracted, and adds "age" as a protected class.

3. "Reproductive Health"

Good Vote: No

SB1108 "Reproductive Health" (Passed 34 to 2 on 5/25/2023). Requires public higher education boards to establish a plan, ensuring "reproductive health care services" for residential campus students.

4. Embracing Digital Currency

Good Vote: No

HB6752 Embracing Digital Currency (Passed 24 to 12 on 6/5/2023). Empowers the Banking Commissioner to regulate digital asset business practices, defines key terms like "virtual currency address," "virtual currency kiosk," and "virtual currency wallet," and sets forth requirements for virtual currency kiosk owners/operators to enhance transparency and consumer protection.

5. Green Energy

Good Vote: No

SB1147 Green Energy (Passed 34 to 2 on 6/2/2023). Enhances the environmental and public health considerations made under the state's environmental justice statute and provide the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Siting Council with the ability to deny certain permits.

6. Government Healthcare Expansion

Good Vote: No

SB977 Government Healthcare Expansion (Passed 30 to 5 on 5/16/2023). Requires the Department of Social Services (DSS) commissioner to cover bariatric surgery and specified medical services for Medicaid and HUSKY B beneficiaries with obesity under certain circumstances. 

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Saud Anwar D SD-003 0% ------
Eric Berthel R SD-032 33% ---++-
Heather Bond Somers R SD-018 33% ---+-+
Jorge Cabrera D SD-017 0% ------
Paul Cicarella R SD-034 17% ---+--
Christine Cohen D SD-012 0% ------
Robert Duff D SD-025 0% ------
Ryan Fazio R SD-036 33% ---+-+
Mae Flexer D SD-029 0% ------
John Fonfara D SD-001 0% ------
Herron Gaston D SD-023 0% ------
Jeff Gordon R SD-035 17% ---+--
Stephen Harding R SD-030 33% -+-+--
Joan Hartley D SD-015 0% ------
Jan Hochadel D SD-013 0% ------
Tony Hwang R SD-028 17% ---+--
Kevin Kelly R SD-021 17% ---+--
John Kissel R SD-007 33% -+-+--
Julie Kushner D SD-024 0% ------
Matthew Lesser D SD-009 0% ------
Martin Looney D SD-011 0% ------
Rick Lopes D SD-006 0% ------
Cici Maher D SD-026 0% -----.
James Maroney D SD-014 0% ------
Henri Martin R SD-031 67% -+++-+
Martha Marx D SD-020 0% ------
Douglas McCrory D SD-002 0% ------
Patricia Miller D SD-027 0% ------
Marilyn Moore D SD-022 0% ------
Norman Needleman D SD-033 0% ------
Catherine Osten D SD-019 0% ------
MD Rahman D SD-004 0% ------
Robert Sampson R SD-016 83% -+++++
Lisa Seminara R SD-008 33% ---+-+
Derek Slap D SD-005 0% ------
Gary Winfield D SD-010 0% ------

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 0%
Republican 34.7%