# Juan Candelaria Juan Candelaria is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 95. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 95 - Serving since: 2003-01-07 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/6af561a7-e6d7-4a29-8f65-9a22a5734639 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6af561a7-e6d7-4a29-8f65-9a22a5734639 (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 Candelaria reported $1,920 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.04), from 322 donors and 377 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 96.0% (95.0%). 11 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 nay · 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 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 18.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 122 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 13: RESOLUTION RAISING A COMMITTEE TO INFORM SENATOR MARTIN M. LOONEY THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ORGANIZED AND READY TO RECOGNIZE HIS DISTINGUISHED… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR13/ - HR 14: RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SENATOR MARTIN M. LOONEY ON HIS DISTINGUISHED LEGISLATIVE CAREER. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR14/ - SB 509: AN ACT CONCERNING ADDRESS VERIFICATION REFORMS FOR REGISTRANTS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB509/ - HB 5001: AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/ - HB 5486: AN ACT CONCERNING A DIAPER PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5486/ - HB 5002: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5002/ - HB 5003: AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE STATE. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5003/ - HB 5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5046/ - 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/ - SB 257: AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB257/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,920 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Candelaria - X: https://x.com/jcandelaria75 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepCandelaria/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-candelaria-9a6a478/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6af561a7-e6d7-4a29-8f65-9a22a5734639