# Jill Gilchrest Jill Gilchrest is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 18. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 18 - Serving since: 2019-01-09 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/26149cc4-f15a-46fb-a9a5-7bc0544dc287 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26149cc4-f15a-46fb-a9a5-7bc0544dc287 (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 Gilchrest sits at −1.50 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.50 (standard error 0.03), from 465 donors and 394 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.4% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 99.4% (95.0%). 6 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 nay · 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 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 94 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5446: AN ACT CONCERNING TEACHERS' DISABILITY AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND PARAEDUCATORS' SALARY AND RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5446/ - SB 503: AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCING OF AND PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL WAS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-SIX YEARS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB503/ - HB 5567: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5567/ - SB 295: AN ACT CONCERNING STATE LAW PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF A LEGALLY PROTECTED HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB295/ - HB 5516: AN ACT CONCERNING REPRODUCTIVE AND GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5516/ - SJ 37: RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SJ37/ - HB 5328: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS ANTI-MUSLIM AND ANTI-ARAB RACISM IN SCHOOLS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5328/ - SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/ - SB 498: AN ACT CONCERNING PENALTIES FOR TARDY PAYCHECKS FOR PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS AND EXPANDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATE PROGRAMS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB498/ - 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/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $6,594 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Gilchrest - X: https://x.com/JillianG_CT - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jilchrest/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilchrest/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26149cc4-f15a-46fb-a9a5-7bc0544dc287