# M.D. Rahman

M.D. Rahman is a Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate for district 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/277414ca-35b8-41dd-ae2e-e99fe9ecdb9b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/277414ca-35b8-41dd-ae2e-e99fe9ecdb9b (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

97% of Rahman’s itemized money in the 2022 cycle came from Connecticut, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## What Rahman says (CT 2025–26 session)

95 classified statements: 95 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rahman | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 10.3% | 249 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 57.9% | 42.9% | 90 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 3.4% | 70 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 17.9% | 16.1% | 143 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 24% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 20% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.1% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.04), from 696 donors and 398 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 99.6% (97.9%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5385 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5385/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted not voting · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5043 AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND… · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5043/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5155 AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDE REPORTING MODERNIZATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5155/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5331 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AIR PERMITS OF CERTAIN CREMATORIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5331/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5557 AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5573 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF TORRINGTON. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5573/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · SB 477 AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL OPTION TO ABATE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES ON CERTAIN PARCELS OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB477/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5143 AN ACT REQUIRING TRAINING FOR HOMEMAKER-COMPANION AGENCY EMPLOYEES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5143/

## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 16 of 35).

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 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB1/
- SB 2: AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB2/
- 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/
- HB 5001: AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- HB 5470: AN ACT CONCERNING HYBRID SCHOOL BUSES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5470/
- SB 421: AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF DOUBLE UTILITY POLES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB421/
- SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/
- HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5340/
- SB 3: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB3/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $48.9K (State Senate Democrats median $64.8K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2113643083229499592
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2112542879566688492
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2110821460574982245
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2110429954185826492
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2107156994847310327
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2107157772013863160
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2105678623827227018
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2105314921978417400
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2105376130664632594
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/MDRahmanCT/status/2099997380527743387

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/md-rahman
- Campaign site: https://www.mdforsenate.com
- X: https://x.com/MDRahmanCT
- Facebook: https://www.ihttps://www.facebook.com/SenatorRahman/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SenatorMDRahman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senator-md-rahman-a10923196/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/277414ca-35b8-41dd-ae2e-e99fe9ecdb9b