# Al Paolillo

Al Paolillo is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 97.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 97
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3e0a00e8-0ec8-418d-a2e3-a7eef0a5d186

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e0a00e8-0ec8-418d-a2e3-a7eef0a5d186 (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

14% of the 22 bills Paolillo sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Connecticut House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.04), from 744 donors and 401 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 97.8% (95.0%). 4 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 136 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/
- HB 5485: AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING STUDY. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5485/
- HB 5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5046/
- SB 257: AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB257/
- HB 5305: AN ACT CONCERNING ADULT DAY CENTER TRANSPORTATION. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5305/
- SB 285: AN ACT PROVIDING A FAMILY CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT. (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB285/
- HB 5207: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FULL FUNDING OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EXPANSION DEVELOPMENT GRANT. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5207/
- HB 5202: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5202/
- HB 5144: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5144/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Paolillo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepPaolillo/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alphonse.paolillo.1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alphonse-paolillo-3aa522b3/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e0a00e8-0ec8-418d-a2e3-a7eef0a5d186