# Mark DeCaprio Mark DeCaprio is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 48. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 48 - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/6130c80a-07b7-438e-8f5b-005e0a6b7034 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6130c80a-07b7-438e-8f5b-005e0a6b7034 (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 DeCaprio sits at +0.88 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.88 (standard error 0.02), from 466 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 96.3% (95.0%). 43 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 136 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 5570: AN ACT CONCERNING A TAX CREDIT FOR MILK PRODUCERS. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5570/ - HB 5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5046/ - 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 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/ - SB 148: AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO AQUACULTURE-RELATED STATUTES AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN FARMING-RELATED PROGRAMS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB148/ - 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 5093: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REBASING OF THE EDUCATION COST SHARING GRANT FORMULA FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5093/ - HB 5079: AN ACT REPEALING THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS FEE. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5079/ - HB 5090: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR GUARD DETAIL COMPENSATION. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5090/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,687 (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/decaprio/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeCaprio4CT48th/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDecaprio - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqPLZyIoa1bwPzhUtsYKgXEsG2QkDqfYl - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-decaprio-5346b52a1/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6130c80a-07b7-438e-8f5b-005e0a6b7034