# Rob Sampson

Rob Sampson is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0cdb540d-c360-4981-b7a9-2a67e2f91121

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0cdb540d-c360-4981-b7a9-2a67e2f91121 (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

Sampson sits at +0.99 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State Senate Republicans.

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

304 classified statements: 304 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sampson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.3% | 119 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 32.9% | 9.5% | 11 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 50.3% | 37.3% | 88 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.3% | 230 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 7.9% | 15.4% | 233 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 3.3% | 1.3% | 46 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Education 9.8% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Immigration 9.8% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.99 (standard error 0.02), from 1,120 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 99.2% (97.9%). 74 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5385 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5385/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5043 AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND… · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5043/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5155 AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDE REPORTING MODERNIZATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5155/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5331 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AIR PERMITS OF CERTAIN CREMATORIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5331/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5557 AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5573 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF TORRINGTON. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5573/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · SB 477 AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL OPTION TO ABATE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES ON CERTAIN PARCELS OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB477/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5143 AN ACT REQUIRING TRAINING FOR HOMEMAKER-COMPANION AGENCY EMPLOYEES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5143/

## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 74 bills: 74 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 28 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5579: AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5579/
- HB 5578: AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CHESPROCOTT HEALTH DISTRICT. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5578/
- SB 388: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN FUND. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB388/
- HB 5532: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS FOR REVISIONS TO THE STATE CODES OF ETHICS, REDEFINING "GIFT" FOR PURPOSES OF SAID CODES… (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5532/
- SB 468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB468/
- SB 465: AN ACT CONCERNING EXPLORATORY COMMITTEES. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB465/
- HB 5530: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF ABSENTEE BALLOT ACCESS IN UNCONSOLIDATED CITIES AND BOROUGHS WITHIN A TOWN. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5530/
- SB 393: AN ACT CONCERNING SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES DUE TO THE DEATH OF CERTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB393/
- SB 394: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RISK-LIMITING AUDITS WORKING GROUP. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB394/
- SB 462: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB462/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2113625464132469091
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2111087553759846754
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2110542547911147560
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2109978234507104264
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2110101748962787806
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2107439313730633934
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2107577156432003468
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2106726301017026805
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2106126418405134670
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sampsonforct/status/2104885484186898760

## Links

- Official site: https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-sampson/
- Campaign site: https://sampsonforct.com
- X: https://x.com/sampsonforct
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rexrob
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sampsonforct
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertcsampson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0cdb540d-c360-4981-b7a9-2a67e2f91121