# Eric Berthel Eric Berthel is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate for district 32. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 32 - Serving since: 2017-03-03 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/58a9b2fa-cd93-420c-a9bc-6326a75a218a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58a9b2fa-cd93-420c-a9bc-6326a75a218a (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 Berthel has served since 2017. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.02), from 985 donors and 396 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 863 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 100% (97.9%). 11 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5385 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5385/ - 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5043 AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND… · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5043/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5155 AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDE REPORTING MODERNIZATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5155/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5331 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AIR PERMITS OF CERTAIN CREMATORIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5331/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5557 AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5573 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF TORRINGTON. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5573/ - 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · SB 477 AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL OPTION TO ABATE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES ON CERTAIN PARCELS OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB477/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5143 AN ACT REQUIRING TRAINING FOR HOMEMAKER-COMPANION AGENCY EMPLOYEES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5143/ ## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session) Sponsored 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 40.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 15 of 35). 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/ - SB 292: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL". (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB292/ - HB 5532: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS FOR REVISIONS TO THE STATE CODES OF ETHICS, REDEFINING "GIFT" FOR PURPOSES OF SAID CODES… (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5532/ - SB 468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB468/ - SB 222: AN ACT PERMITTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER AN EXEMPTION FROM THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CREDIT REQUIREMENT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB222/ - HB 5325: AN ACT CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5325/ - SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/ - SB 220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH BENEFIT… (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB220/ - HB 5561: AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, BIOMARKER TESTING AND OPIOID PRESCRIPTION… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5561/ - HB 5324: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5324/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $21.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-berthel/ - X: https://x.com/eric_berthel - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecberthel - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berthelforsenate - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statesenatorericberthel/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorberthel/?hl=en - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericberthel/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58a9b2fa-cd93-420c-a9bc-6326a75a218a