# Matt Ritter Matt Ritter is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 1. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 1 - Serving since: 2011-01-05 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2a91c3d6-433a-4e8f-b5a5-38fc80b8ea57 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a91c3d6-433a-4e8f-b5a5-38fc80b8ea57 (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 92% of the 13 bills Ritter sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Connecticut House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.03), from 618 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.8% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 96.8% (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 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 2 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/ - HR 12: RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION (SEBAC). (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR12/ - HR 11: RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE GRADUATE EMPLOYEE UNION… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR11/ - HR 10: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN ISAIAH LINDSAY, ET AL. V. NANCY NAVARETTA IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF… (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR10/ - SB 298: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN STATE FUNDS AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, GENERAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS,… (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB298/ - SB 299: AN ACT CONCERNING REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB299/ - HR 3: RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN ARBITRATION AWARD BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, SEIU… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR3/ - SB 83: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL CUTS RESPONSE FUND. (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB83/ - HB 5001: AN ACT CONCERNING THE QUALITY AND DELIVERY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT. (became law, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5001/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Ritter - X: https://x.com/mattritter2010 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakerMattRitter - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.ritter.370 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattritter1/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-ritter-4a96389/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a91c3d6-433a-4e8f-b5a5-38fc80b8ea57