# Ben McGorty

Ben McGorty is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 122.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 122
- Serving since: 2014-07-25
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/240d52a3-33df-495c-b1a0-142cc43f3fce

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/240d52a3-33df-495c-b1a0-142cc43f3fce (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

McGorty voted against the majority of Connecticut House Republicans 27 times; party unity 90.8%, in the bottom quarter of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 462 donors and 394 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 90.8% (95.0%). 27 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, 16 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 24.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 109 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5575: AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF SHELTON. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5575/
- HB 5534: AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5534/
- SB 421: AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF DOUBLE UTILITY POLES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB421/
- 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 5453: AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY REGARDING STATE-WIDE ESSENTIAL WORKER AND FIRST RESPONDER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5453/
- HB 5401: AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE, STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND FIRE SAFETY CODE. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5401/
- HB 5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5046/
- SB 371: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE REQUIREMENT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE WHILE ON PUBLIC DOCKS, WHARVES AND PIERS. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB371/
- SB 367: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ROADSIDE SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH WRECKERS AND TOWING AND RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB367/
- HB 5403: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SURVIVORS OF UNPAID VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND STATE MARSHALS. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5403/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,690 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/McGorty/
- X: https://x.com/benmcgorty
- X: https://x.com/ben_mcgorty
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMcGorty/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.mcgorty
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_mcgorty/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benmcgorty/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-mcgorty-62305416/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/240d52a3-33df-495c-b1a0-142cc43f3fce