# Minnie Gonzalez

Minnie Gonzalez is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 3
- Serving since: 1997-01-08
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/57900db1-ade5-4107-8025-a0c664f41a32

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57900db1-ade5-4107-8025-a0c664f41a32 (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

0% of the 7 bills Gonzalez sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Connecticut House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 690 donors and 373 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 80% (95.0%). 51 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 149 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5144: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5144/
- HB 5198: AN ACT DISREGARDING THE VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS IN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5198/
- HB 5134: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5134/
- HB 5986: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX. (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5986/
- HB 5845: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5845/
- HB 5837: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ACCESS PROVIDERS. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5837/
- HB 5898: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE AVAILABILITY OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL IN PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5898/
- HB 5005: AN ACT EXPANDING PAID SICK DAYS IN THE STATE. (became law, 2024-05-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2024/HB5005/
- SB 2: AN ACT CONCERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (passed one chamber, 2024-04-25) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2024/SB2/
- HB 5150: AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS AND HEMP REGULATION. (became law, 2024-05-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2024/HB5150/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,785 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Gonzalez

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57900db1-ade5-4107-8025-a0c664f41a32
