# Kara Rochelle Kara Rochelle is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 104. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 104 - Serving since: 2019-01-09 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/3969673d-4a3e-487e-a572-42ce9f79e6dd Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3969673d-4a3e-487e-a572-42ce9f79e6dd (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 Rochelle sits at −1.17 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.17 (standard error 0.04), from 560 donors and 392 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.9% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.9% (95.0%). 14 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 75 bills: 75 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 65 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5583: AN ACT CONCERNING CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF DERBY. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5583/ - 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 389: AN ACT CONCERNING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUNDS. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB389/ - 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 85: AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE, CONCERNING THE UCONN 2000 PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL GRADUATE STUDENT… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB85/ - SB 508: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE FOR REPEATEDLY FAILING TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB508/ - HB 5434: AN ACT CONCERNING STATE-WIDE RECOGNITION OF MINOR PARTIES FOR PURPOSES OF NOMINATING PETITIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5434/ - HB 5216: AN ACT CONCERNING STIPENDS FOR STUDENT TEACHERS. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5216/ - SB 421: AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF DOUBLE UTILITY POLES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB421/ - 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/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,744 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rochelle - Campaign site: https://karaforct.com - X: https://x.com/kararochellect - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karaforansoniaandderby - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepKaraRochelle/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraforAnsoniaAndDerby/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3969673d-4a3e-487e-a572-42ce9f79e6dd