# Dave Yaccarino Dave Yaccarino is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 87. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 87 - Serving since: 2011-01-07 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/12835342-bb95-428a-ace3-78c51c3e8443 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/12835342-bb95-428a-ace3-78c51c3e8443 (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 Yaccarino voted against the majority of Connecticut House Republicans 35 times; party unity 85%, in the bottom tenth of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 487 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 85% (95.0%). 35 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 53.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 21 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5447: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5447/ - HB 5442: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5442/ - HB 5313: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR THE USE OF UNIFORM STATE-WIDE CASE IDENTIFICATION CODES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5313/ - SB 468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB468/ - 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 5487: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION WORKING GROUP AND INCREASING STATE ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND DEAF. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5487/ - 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 5336: AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY. (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5336/ - 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/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $6,910 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Yaccarino/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepYaccarino/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.yaccarino.5 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staterep_daveyaccarino/?hl=en Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/12835342-bb95-428a-ace3-78c51c3e8443