# Tom O'Dea

Tom O'Dea is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 125.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 125
- Serving since: 2013-01-09
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/03642345-7acb-4294-91b5-84dcc3c18cc7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03642345-7acb-4294-91b5-84dcc3c18cc7 (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

O'Dea voted against the majority of Connecticut House Republicans 32 times; party unity 87%, in the bottom tenth of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%).

## What O'Dea says (CT 2025–26 session)

129 classified statements: 129 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 | O'Dea | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.7% | 2.9% | 170 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 3.1% | 31.9% | 753 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.8% | 12.7% | 720 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 326 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 100% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 75% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 334 donors and 378 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 87% (95.0%). 32 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 85 bills: 85 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 22.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 119 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 194: AN ACT CONCERNING CARDIAC SCREENING AND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST PREVENTION FOR CERTAIN STUDENT ATHLETES. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB194/
- HB 5312: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CIVIL ACTION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR VICTIMS OF UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF A… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5312/
- HB 5515: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5515/
- HB 5557: AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/
- HB 5324: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5324/
- HB 5323: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5323/
- 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/
- HB 5222: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION, CANNABIS, DATA PRIVACY, FIRE INSPECTIONS, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5222/
- HB 5229: AN ACT CONCERNING GAMING. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5229/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,415 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2104951915096285624
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2101888089618608424
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2098937037319504281
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2097160328366731705
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2097161168561279266
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2095611610425332068
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2094980456500314388
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2094634642749952236
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2094640509792731642
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/odeaforstaterep, ODeaJr/status/2094640629695250583

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/ODea/
- X: https://x.com/odeaforstaterep
- X: https://x.com/ODeaJr
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/staterepthomasodea
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomaspodeajr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomaspodeajr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-p-o-dea-jr-935707/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03642345-7acb-4294-91b5-84dcc3c18cc7