# Karen Reddington-Hughes Karen Reddington-Hughes is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 66. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 66 - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/56d4db3c-b047-4480-99ae-c99ed0131d69 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56d4db3c-b047-4480-99ae-c99ed0131d69 (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 Reddington-Hughes sits at +1.03 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +1.03 (standard error 0.03), from 312 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 99.4% (95.0%). 39 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 66 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5572: AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF WOODBURY. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5572/ - HB 5421: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE PATIENT LIFTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE OFFICES AND FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5421/ - HB 5514: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES. (became law, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5514/ - HB 5515: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5515/ - HB 5534: AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5534/ - HB 5323: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5323/ - HB 5039: AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVELY DIRECTED FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER EXPENSES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5039/ - SB 373: AN ACT ALLOWING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR STIPENDS PAID TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEER FIRE POLICE OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB373/ - HB 5292: AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN SALES TO MILITARY AND VETERANS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5292/ - SB 377: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR GUARD DETAIL COMPENSATION. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB377/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,413 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Reddington-Hughes/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repreddingtonhughes - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenreddingtonhughes - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reddingtonhughes/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dabees1 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-reddington-hughes-4830a310/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56d4db3c-b047-4480-99ae-c99ed0131d69