# Joe Canino Joe Canino is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 65. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 65 - Serving since: 2025-01-08 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/5c3f590e-c576-43b7-ab1a-5607efbf7ad7 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c3f590e-c576-43b7-ab1a-5607efbf7ad7 (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 Canino sits at +0.81 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 313 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 96.8% (95.0%). 36 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 nay · 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 50 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5557: AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/ - HB 5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5046/ - HB 5403: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SURVIVORS OF UNPAID VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND STATE MARSHALS. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5403/ - 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/ - SB 410: AN ACT CONCERNING FIREFIGHTER CANCER. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB410/ - 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/ - HB 5265: AN ACT CONCERNING COURT-ORDERED ACCOUNTINGS OF COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REVISING THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMMON… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5265/ - HB 5229: AN ACT CONCERNING GAMING. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5229/ - 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/ - HB 5059: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT FOR PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5059/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,171 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/canino/ - Campaign site: https://letsgocanino.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caninofortorrington/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.canino.7 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joe_canino/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-canino-72a073124/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c3f590e-c576-43b7-ab1a-5607efbf7ad7