# Derell Wilson

Derell Wilson is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 46
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/56582153-80dd-4de6-9b79-2427316eeb6c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56582153-80dd-4de6-9b79-2427316eeb6c (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

Wilson reported $8,060 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.83 (standard error 0.04), from 459 donors and 401 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.9% (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 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 25.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 106 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- 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 5002: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5002/
- HB 5003: AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE STATE. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5003/
- HB 5004: AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5004/
- SB 156: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF INFANTS. (became law, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB156/
- SB 180: AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE INTEGRATED DAY CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF NORWICH. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB180/
- SB 175: AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR STUDENT HOUSING AT THE AVERY POINT CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB175/
- HB 5181: AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORWICH. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5181/
- HB 5184: AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATIONS TO CASTLE CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NORWICH. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5184/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,060 (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/Wilson
- X: https://x.com/DerellWilsonCT
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derell.wilson/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepDerellWilson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr.derell_wilson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr.derell_wilson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56582153-80dd-4de6-9b79-2427316eeb6c