# Vin Candelora Vin Candelora is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 86. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 86 - Serving since: 2007-01-01 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1d02baaa-ab25-4607-b33f-40948893f928 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d02baaa-ab25-4607-b33f-40948893f928 (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 7.6% of the 66 bills Candelora sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Connecticut House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 242 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 93.6% (95.0%). 33 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 66 bills: 66 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 7.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 143 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 13: RESOLUTION RAISING A COMMITTEE TO INFORM SENATOR MARTIN M. LOONEY THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ORGANIZED AND READY TO RECOGNIZE HIS DISTINGUISHED… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR13/ - HR 14: RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SENATOR MARTIN M. LOONEY ON HIS DISTINGUISHED LEGISLATIVE CAREER. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR14/ - 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/ - 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 5211: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL FINANCING. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5211/ - HB 5091: AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5091/ - HB 5093: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REBASING OF THE EDUCATION COST SHARING GRANT FORMULA FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5093/ - HB 5079: AN ACT REPEALING THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS FEE. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5079/ - HB 5010: AN ACT EXEMPTING TIPS OR GRATUITIES AND OVERTIME PAY FROM THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5010/ - HB 5005: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES PRICE THRESHOLD OF MOTOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TO A HIGHER SALES AND USE TAXES RATE. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5005/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $605 (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/Candelora/ - Campaign site: https://reelectcandelora.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepCandelora/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vcandelora/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-candelora-8981a67/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d02baaa-ab25-4607-b33f-40948893f928