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Republican
· Representative
Vin Candelora
Represents District 86 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
91%
on 67 party-line votes · House Republicans median 93%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 341 of 341 roll calls · House median 99%
Their bills that became law
2 of 13
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 0
Roll calls on record
341
2026 General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 General Assembly.
How Vin Candelora votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Vin Candelora sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Vin Candelora is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
6 of 67 party-line votes.
SB00335 · An Act Concerning Utility Charges For Residential Dwelling Units.
In plain English Requires landlords to charge tenants for utilities only if the tenant's dwelling unit has an individual meter.
House Roll Call Vote 278 · 2026-05-06 · Passed 112–38 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB00087 · An Act Establishing A Nonprofit Provider Advisory Board And Prohibiting Auto Insurance Penalties On Volunteer Drivers Providing Transportation To Nonprofit Organizations.
House Roll Call Vote 282 AS AMENDED · 2026-05-06 · Passed 122–27 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB00444 · An Act Authorizing Certain Municipal Employees To Serve On Municipal Boards Of Finance.
In plain English Allows municipal employees earning less than $10,000 annually to serve on municipal boards of finance.
House Roll Call Vote 231 HOUSE AMD B · 2026-05-04 · Passed 115–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB05003 · An Act Concerning Workforce Development And Working Conditions In The State.
House Roll Call Vote 120 AS AMENDED · 2026-04-28 · Passed 117–29 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB05035 · An Act Requiring School Districts To Ban Cellular Phones In The Classroom.
House Roll Call Vote 101 AS AMENDED · 2026-04-27 · Passed 117–31 · most Republicans voted the other way
HJ00022 · Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of The Honorable Dennis G. Eveleigh Of Hamden To Be A State Referee.
House Roll Call Vote 18 · 2026-03-25 · Passed 113–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB05281 · An Act Concerning Planning And Development.
In plain English Clarifies publication requirements for planning commission actions and decisions.
House Roll Call Vote 297 HOUSE AMD A · 2026-05-06 · Passed 77–72
HB05350 · An Act Concerning Cannabis, Hemp And Infused Beverage Regulation.
In plain English Replaces "marijuana" with "cannabis," allows out-of-state patients to access cannabis, modifies transport and financing rules, and adjusts product regulations and packaging requirements, among other changes.
House Roll Call Vote 76 HOUSE AMD E · 2026-04-20 · Failed 69–75
SB00439 · An Act Concerning Electronic Surveillance Devices And Systems And Self-service Kiosks In Employee Lounges.
House Roll Call Vote 268 · 2026-05-05 · Passed 78–71
SB00397 · An Act Concerning Democracy And Government Accountability And The Use And Retention Of Data Derived From Automated License Plate Reader Systems.
House Roll Call Vote 173 HOUSE AMD I · 2026-04-30 · Failed 64–86
HB05043 · An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers.
House Roll Call Vote 85 AS AMENDED · 2026-04-22 · Passed 86–64
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Michael DiGiovancarloDemocrat · District 74 · 80 shared contested votes
41%
Chris PoulosDemocrat · District 81 · 83 shared contested votes
41%
Pat BoydDemocrat · District 50 · 74 shared contested votes
41%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Vin Candelora was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced13
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee11
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
Resolution Congratulating Senator Martin M. Looney On His Distinguished Legislative Career.
Became lawAdopted, House · 2026-05-05
Resolution Raising A Committee To Inform Senator Martin M. Looney That The House Of Representatives Is Organized And Ready To Recognize His Distinguished Legislative Career.
Became lawAdopted, House · 2026-05-05
An Act Exempting Tips Or Gratuities And Overtime Pay From The Personal Income Tax.
To exempt the amount of tips or gratuities declared by a taxpayer and overtime pay from the personal income tax.
Not out of committeePublic Hearing 02/27 · 2026-02-20
An Act Repealing The Passport To The Parks Fee.
To repeal the Passport to the Parks fee.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Environment · 2026-02-09
An Act Concerning Medical Assistance For Undocumented Immigrants And Husky C Asset Limits.
To ensure that state medical assistance is targeted to the most vulnerable residents.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Human Services · 2026-02-09
An Act Concerning The Rebasing Of The Education Cost Sharing Grant Formula For Purposes Of Property Tax Relief.
To reduce local property taxes by rebasing the education cost-sharing grant formula by increasing the foundation amount and adjusting for inflation.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Education · 2026-02-09
An Act Establishing A Small Business Tax Credit.
To establish a tax credit for small businesses of two thousand eighty dollars per full-time equivalent employee.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-04
An Act Removing The Public Benefits Charge From Electric Bills.
To remove the "Combined Public Benefits Charge" from electric customer bills and pay the costs of such charges from the General Fund.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology · 2026-02-04
An Act Increasing And Expanding The Property Tax Credit Against The Personal Income Tax For A Primary Residence Or Motor Vehicle.
To (1) increase the maximum allowable credit against the personal income tax for a person's primary residence or motor vehicle to one thousand dollars, (2) increase the minimum allowable credit threshold, and (3) expand eligibility for the credit by increasing the qualifying Connecticut adjusted gross…
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-04
An Act Fully Reimbursing Municipalities For Revenue Loss Associated With A Veterans Property Tax Credit.
To require the state to fully reimburse each municipality for the revenue loss caused by a property tax exemption for veterans pursuant to subdivision (83) of section 12-81 of the general statutes.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-04
An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store.
To eliminate the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-04
An Act Concerning The Sales Price Threshold Of Motor Vehicles Subject To A Higher Sales And Use Taxes Rate.
To increase to more than seventy-five thousand dollars the sales price threshold for a motor vehicle subject to the seven and three-fourths per cent sales and use taxes rate.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-04
An Act Concerning Medicaid Rate Increases.
To increase Medicaid provider rates and improve access to quality health care.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Human Services · 2026-02-04
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB00407 · 2026-05-06
An Act Authorizing The Commissioner Of Motor Vehicles To Issue Permits Allowing Organ Transport Vehicles To Use Certain Lights. (House Roll Call Vote 311 AS AMENDED)
SB00318 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Animal Welfare. (House Roll Call Vote 300)
HB05224 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Department Of Consumer Protection's Recommendations Regarding Various Guaranty Funds. (House Roll Call Vote 294 AS AMENDED)
HB05472 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Safety Of Energy Generation Sources And Energy Storage Systems. (House Roll Call Vote 310 AS AMENDED)
SB00457 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The State's Bottle Bill. (House Roll Call Vote 289 AS AMENDED)
SB00306 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Economic Development And Comprehensive Energy Strategy. (House Roll Call Vote 283 AS AMENDED)
SB00367 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study Roadside Safety Concerns Associated With Wreckers And Towing And Recovery Professionals. (House Roll Call Vote 290)
SB00191 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Psychedelic-assisted Therapy Pilot Program. (House Roll Call Vote 288)
SB00087 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing A Nonprofit Provider Advisory Board And Prohibiting Auto Insurance Penalties On Volunteer Drivers Providing Transportation To Nonprofit Organizations. (House Roll Call Vote 282 AS AMENDED)
SB00277 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing The Department Of Administrative Services' Recommendations Regarding The Code Official Career Pathway, The Fire Safety Code, Burn Injury Reports And State Building Code Provisions Relating To Accessibility. (House Roll Call Vote 286 AS AMENDED)
SB00247 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Auditors Of Public Accounts. (House Roll Call Vote 306)
SB00147 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning A Study On The Need For Extended Producer Responsibility For Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And Vapor Products And Including Aerosol Paints Under The Paint Stewardship Program. (House Roll Call Vote 303 AS AMENDED)
SB00220 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Student Literacy, Aspiring Educators, American Sign Language As Part Of The World Languages Curriculum And The Paraeducator Health Benefit Plan Subsidy Program. (House Roll Call Vote 309 AS AMENDED)
HB05497 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study The Effects Of Artificial Intelligence On The Trades Industry. (House Roll Call Vote 284 AS AMENDED)
SB00484 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Distracted Driving And The Safe Operation Of A Motor Vehicle In A Highway Work Zone. (House Roll Call Vote 275 AS AMENDED)
SB00138 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Department Of Education. (House Roll Call Vote 302 AS AMENDED)
SB00307 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Department Of Economic And Community Development's Recommendations For Revisions To The Commerce Statutes And Prohibiting Scholarship Displacement For Certain Students At Public Institutions Of Higher Education. (House Roll Call Vote 293 AS AMENDED)
SB00137 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Office Of Early Childhood. (House Roll Call Vote 301 AS AMENDED)
HB05244 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Department Of Economic And Community Development's Recommendations Regarding The Agency Financial Assistance Cap And Employment Promissory Notes. (House Roll Call Vote 273)
SB00335 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Utility Charges For Residential Dwelling Units. (House Roll Call Vote 278)
SB00335 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Utility Charges For Residential Dwelling Units. (House Roll Call Vote 277 HOUSE AMD B)
SB00335 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Utility Charges For Residential Dwelling Units. (House Roll Call Vote 276 HOUSE AMD A)
HB05349 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning A Police Officer Training Program And The Rounding Of Certain Cash Purchases. (House Roll Call Vote 305 AS AMENDED)
SB00362 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Revisions To Statutes Relating To Municipal Property Tax Assessment. (House Roll Call Vote 270)
HB05565 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning A Study Of The Civil And Criminal Laws Of This State. (House Roll Call Vote 280 AS AMENDED)
SB00370 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Hourly Compensation For Adjunct Fire Instructors. (House Roll Call Vote 285)
SB00430 · 2026-05-06
An Act Adopting The Integrated Setting Standard Of The Americans With Disabilities Act For Public Entities. (House Roll Call Vote 307 AS AMENDED)
HB05521 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Sterile Cultivars, Application Requirements For The Use Of Certain Materials As Fill And The Revision Of Certain Housing-related Statutes. (House Roll Call Vote 299 AS AMENDED)
HB05521 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Sterile Cultivars, Application Requirements For The Use Of Certain Materials As Fill And The Revision Of Certain Housing-related Statutes. (House Roll Call Vote 272 AS AMENDED)
SB00305 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study State-wide Marketing And Tourism In The State. (House Roll Call Vote 274)
SB00449 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Intergovernmental Policy And Planning Division Within The Office Of Policy And Management. (House Roll Call Vote 296 AS AMENDED)
HB05426 · 2026-05-06
An Act Requiring The Availability Of An Advisor During Disciplinary Proceedings At Institutions Of Higher Education. (House Roll Call Vote 316 AS AMENDED)
SB00431 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Palliative And Hospice Care In Litchfield County. (House Roll Call Vote 314)
SB00470 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Legislative Commissioners' Recommendations For Technical And Minor Revisions To The Government Administration Statutes. (House Roll Call Vote 304)
SB00477 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Failure To File For Certain Grand List Exemptions, A Municipal Option To Abate Delinquent Property Taxes On Certain Parcels Of Land, Allocations Of Certain State Funds And Items Implementing The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027. (House Roll Call Vote 271 AS AMENDED)
SB00518 · 2026-05-06
An Act Amending A Conveyance Of A Parcel Of State Land In The City Of Middletown. (House Roll Call Vote 279)
SB00317 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Resource Recovery Facilities In The State. (House Roll Call Vote 308)
HB05354 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Medicaid Provider Audits. (House Roll Call Vote 313 AS AMENDED)
SB00483 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing The Crime Of Digital Defrauding. (House Roll Call Vote 315 AS AMENDED)
SB00134 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing An Airport Development Zone In The Town Of Plainville. (House Roll Call Vote 287)
HB05563 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Various Criminal Law And Criminal Justice Proposals, Certificates Of Approval For Airports, Heliports, Vertiports, Restricted Landing Areas And Other Air Navigation Facilities, Police Collaboration With Social Workers, Surveillance Pricing, Education Cost Sharing And Withholding Of Taxes From Lump Sum Payments. (House Roll Call Vote 295 AS AMENDED)
SB00375 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning School Mapping Data Services. (House Roll Call Vote 291)
SB00125 · 2026-05-06
An Act Requiring Nursing Homes To Annually Report Certain Ownership Information Regarding Investment Entities, Acquire, If Feasible, A Surety Bond Or A Similar Form Of Security In An Amount Equal To Ninety Days Of Operating Costs, Maintain Full Governance Control And Authority Over Nursing Home Assets And Activities And Annually Attest That No Investment Entity Has Control Over Nursing Home Resident Health, Safety Or Care. (House Roll Call Vote 281 AS AMENDED)
SB00282 · 2026-05-06
An Act Appropriating Funds To The Neglected Cemetery Account And Concerning Care And Maintenance Of Wartime Veterans' Graves. (House Roll Call Vote 292 AS AMENDED)
SB00391 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Availability Of Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis And Treatment Services For Women Committed To The Custody Of The Department Of Correction. (House Roll Call Vote 312)
HB05281 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Planning And Development. (House Roll Call Vote 298 AS AMENDED)
HB05281 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Planning And Development. (House Roll Call Vote 297 HOUSE AMD A)
SB00509 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning Address Verification Reforms For Registrants. (House Roll Call Vote 262 AS AMENDED)
SB00472 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning The Electronic Surveillance Of Employees. (House Roll Call Vote 252 AS AMENDED)
SB00296 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning Recommendations From The Department Of Consumer Protection With Respect To The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act And Sports Wagering. (House Roll Call Vote 247 AS AMENDED)
SB00116 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning The Prevention Of Human Trafficking. (House Roll Call Vote 254 AS AMENDED)
SB00475 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning Judicial Branch Operations. (House Roll Call Vote 235 AS AMENDED)
SB00369 · 2026-05-05
An Act Establishing Various Requirements Regarding Elevators. (House Roll Call Vote 249 AS AMENDED)
SB00346 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning The Modifications To The Governor's Workforce Council. (House Roll Call Vote 258 AS AMENDED)
SB00218 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning The Community Bank And Credit Union Investment Program, Mortgage Payments, Penalties For Violations Of Rental Security Deposit Requirements, Certain Approvals By The Banking Commissioner, Connecticut Branch Applications And Secured Credit Cards. (House Roll Call Vote 259 AS AMENDED)
SB00148 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning Revisions To Aquaculture-related Statutes And Providing For Certain Farming-related Programs. (House Roll Call Vote 260 AS AMENDED)
SJ00048 · 2026-05-05
Resolution Vacating The Decision Of The Claims Commissioner To Deny The Claim Against The State Of Milagros Pollock Hess, Administratrix Of The Estate Of Jhecari Hess And Granting The Claimant Permission To Sue The State. (House Roll Call Vote 239)
SB00478 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning Consumer Safeguards For Long-term Care Policies. (House Roll Call Vote 267 AS AMENDED)
SB00452 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning The Release Of Lighter-than-air Balloons. (House Roll Call Vote 269 AS AMENDED)
SB00508 · 2026-05-05
An Act Concerning The Suspension Of An Operator's License For Repeatedly Failing To Stop For A School Bus. (House Roll Call Vote 263)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 341 total roll-call votes this session).
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