# Dave Rutigliano

Dave Rutigliano is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 123.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 123
- Serving since: 2013-01-09
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/01bfbaf3-d536-45f0-8478-96cd8fbd4518

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01bfbaf3-d536-45f0-8478-96cd8fbd4518 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Rutigliano voted against the majority of Connecticut House Republicans 38 times; party unity 88%, in the bottom quarter of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%).

## What Rutigliano says (CT 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rutigliano | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 471 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 88% (95.0%). 38 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 391 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB391/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5563 AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5563/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 307 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE STATUTES AND PROHIBITING… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB307/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 306 AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY STRATEGY. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB306/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 220 AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB220/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 375 AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL MAPPING DATA SERVICES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB375/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5281 AN ACT CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5281/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 247 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB247/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 457 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB457/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 430 AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB430/

## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 96 bills: 96 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 17.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 125 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 296: AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT AND SPORTS WAGERING. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB296/
- HB 5540: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MITIGATION OF BENEFITS CLIFFS. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5540/
- HB 5558: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5558/
- HB 5324: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5324/
- HB 5149: AN ACT CONCERNING PHONE-FREE SCHOOLS. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5149/
- HB 5035: AN ACT REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BAN CELLULAR PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5035/
- SB 246: AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF NATURAL GAS RATES FOR COMMERCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL CUSTOMERS. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB246/
- HB 5039: AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVELY DIRECTED FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER EXPENSES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5039/
- HB 5476: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL CRISIS HOTLINES AT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5476/
- HB 5228: AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND VAPOR PRODUCT DEALERS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5228/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,191 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRutigliano,/status/2103455674093232267
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRutigliano,/status/2082184900761768284
- 2025-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRutigliano,/status/1907130420421873763

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Rutigliano/
- Campaign site: http://www.rutiglianofortrumbull.com
- X: https://x.com/RepRutigliano
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reprutigliano/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057652795476
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reprutigliano/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statereprutigliano/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidrutigliano/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidrutigliano293
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@daverutiglianoofct2740

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01bfbaf3-d536-45f0-8478-96cd8fbd4518