# Irene Haines

Irene Haines is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 34.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 34
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/02cd12d5-6a88-4834-b9b5-11fb491f6b4b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02cd12d5-6a88-4834-b9b5-11fb491f6b4b (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

Haines sits at +0.65 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans.

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

6 classified statements: 6 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 | Haines | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 9.3% | 141 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 16.7% | 31.9% | 624 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 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 369 donors and 382 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.8% (95.0%). 21 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 14 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 222: AN ACT PERMITTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER AN EXEMPTION FROM THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CREDIT REQUIREMENT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB222/
- HB 5324: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5324/
- HB 5333: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF STRIPED BASS FISHING IN THE STATE, A WORKING GROUP CONCERNING THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5333/
- SB 452: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB452/
- HB 5327: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DISCLOSURE OF AN OPEN INVESTIGATION OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, INJURY OR RISK OF INJURY TO OR IMPAIRING THE MORALS OF A… (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5327/
- HB 5525: AN ACT CONCERNING A RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES. (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5525/
- HB 5336: AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY. (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5336/
- HB 5493: AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR THE CONNECTICUT CIVIL AIR PATROL. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5493/
- HB 5453: AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY REGARDING STATE-WIDE ESSENTIAL WORKER AND FIRST RESPONDER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5453/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,735 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 99% 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.

- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/IreneHaines9/status/1905429832214679569
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/IreneHaines9/status/1904348850535412105
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/IreneHaines9/status/1894770461965271111
- 2025-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/IreneHaines9/status/1880650352342827076
- 2025-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/IreneHaines9/status/1880650627304640657
- 2025-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/IreneHaines9/status/1879867019837034792

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/haines/
- Campaign site: https://re-electhaines.com
- X: https://x.com/IreneHaines9
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rephaines34/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneHainesPolitician/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenehaines/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-haines/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02cd12d5-6a88-4834-b9b5-11fb491f6b4b