# Saud Anwar

Saud Anwar is a Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2019-03-01
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/686df3d6-3199-4d48-a27e-7b3e7c65de66

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/686df3d6-3199-4d48-a27e-7b3e7c65de66 (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

100% of Anwar’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Connecticut, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## What Anwar says (CT 2025–26 session)

7 classified statements: 7 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Anwar | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.3% | 97 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 28.6% | 42.9% | 252 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 50% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Housing and Community Development 50% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 1,058 donors and 405 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 99.2% (97.9%). 7 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 152 bills: 152 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 40 passed both, 39 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 21 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 388: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN FUND. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB388/
- SB 390: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MICROTRANSIT. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB390/
- SB 401: AN ACT CONCERNING A BRIDGE PROGRAM TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOOD, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB401/
- 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/
- SB 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB1/
- SB 85: AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE, CONCERNING THE UCONN 2000 PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL GRADUATE STUDENT… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB85/
- SB 2: AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB2/
- 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… (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB391/
- HB 5567: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5567/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT/status/2022363662917202403
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT/status/1998515278259630507
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT/status/1979381751148363876
- 2025-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT/status/1952563731818271138
- 2025-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT/status/1949804702469611658
- 2025-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT/status/1946673061350019516
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT/status/1874575257715257640

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/saud-anwar
- Campaign site: https://www.saudanwar.com/about
- X: https://x.com/SaudAnwarCT
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msaud.anwar
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saudanwarct
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saudanwar3773
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saud1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/686df3d6-3199-4d48-a27e-7b3e7c65de66