# Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 62.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 62
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/135d2f43-c892-4a34-9651-a523e85dd6de

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/135d2f43-c892-4a34-9651-a523e85dd6de (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

Anderson sits at +0.74 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.03), from 407 donors and 397 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 94.5% (95.0%). 49 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 112 bills: 112 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 138 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 388: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN FUND. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB388/
- HB 5434: AN ACT CONCERNING STATE-WIDE RECOGNITION OF MINOR PARTIES FOR PURPOSES OF NOMINATING PETITIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5434/
- HB 5472: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ENERGY GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5472/
- 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 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/
- HB 5520: AN ACT CONCERNING FISH PASSAGES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5520/
- HB 5336: AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY. (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5336/
- HB 5245: AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAMS. (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5245/
- HB 5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5046/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,815 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Anderson/
- Campaign site: https://www.mark4ct.us
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repanderson62
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark4ct/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/135d2f43-c892-4a34-9651-a523e85dd6de
