# Mary Welander

Mary Welander is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 114.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 114
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/53fa49be-9042-4e23-a1ff-a85f98a3d9f7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53fa49be-9042-4e23-a1ff-a85f98a3d9f7 (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

Welander sits at −1.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Democrats.

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

17 classified statements: 17 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Welander | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.5% | 118 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.9% | 10.4% | 449 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 41.2% | 39.2% | 364 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.8% | 14.4% | 392 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 71% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 29% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.05 (standard error 0.03), from 443 donors and 401 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.4% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 96.2% (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 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 42 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/
- 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 5306: AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5306/
- HB 5342: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER MEANS TO GENERATE DECEPTIVE SYNTHETIC MEDIA AND AFFECT ELECTIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5342/
- 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 5468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF PARENT-MANAGED LEARNING. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5468/
- SB 435: AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED DECISION SYSTEMS PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB435/
- SB 5: AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB5/
- SB 4: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB4/
- HB 5476: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL CRISIS HOTLINES AT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5476/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,895 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/2084053407334121611
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1915595682208981037
- 2025-04-01 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1907118089591984189
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1904359521838924262
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1902547702740627834
- 2025-03-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1900677425706479644
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1899632483714388319
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1899632486117707848
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1898558248707314022
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/MBW_CT, welanderforct/status/1895600989421683163

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Welander
- Campaign site: https://www.welanderforct.com
- X: https://x.com/MBW_CT
- X: https://x.com/welanderforct
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMaryWelander/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.welander
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welanderforct
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welanderforct/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-welander-b778676/?trk=public_profile_browsemap

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53fa49be-9042-4e23-a1ff-a85f98a3d9f7