# Arnie Jensen Arnie Jensen is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 131. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 131 - Serving since: 2025-01-08 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/5e12bcd3-8cc0-4a0f-9c7c-4ecec6442948 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e12bcd3-8cc0-4a0f-9c7c-4ecec6442948 (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 Jensen sits at +0.67 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.03), from 309 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% 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%). 20 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 129 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 5211: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL FINANCING. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5211/ - HB 5309: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE TO A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR CHILD WHO SEEKS TO RECEIVE PREGNANCY-RELATED HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5309/ - HB 5528: AN ACT REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF IMPOUNDMENT FEES FOR ANIMALS HELD DURING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5528/ - HB 5573: AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMMISSIONER OF CONSUMER PROTECTION TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF OTHER STATES' OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5573/ - HB 5631: AN ACT REQUIRING THE STATE TO ENTER RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN STATES REGARDING PERMITS TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5631/ - HB 5262: AN ACT EXEMPTING SENIOR CITIZENS, VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE. (in committee, 2025-01-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5262/ - HB 5256: AN ACT PRIORITIZING SMALL TOWNS FOR EDUCATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. (in committee, 2025-01-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5256/ - HB 5276: AN ACT INCLUDING DWELLING UNITS FOR PURCHASERS THAT MEET CERTAIN INCOME REQUIREMENTS IN THE CALCULATION OF THE THRESHOLD FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS… (in committee, 2025-01-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5276/ - HB 5301: AN ACT RESTORING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (in committee, 2025-01-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5301/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,380 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/jensen/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjensen - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staterepjensen/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5e12bcd3-8cc0-4a0f-9c7c-4ecec6442948