# Bobby Gibson

Bobby Gibson is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 15
- Serving since: 2018-01-12
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6e4977fe-2ed9-4e1c-93ce-c837766d2896

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e4977fe-2ed9-4e1c-93ce-c837766d2896 (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

Gibson missed 24% of 754 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Connecticut House (average 96.7%).

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gibson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 39.2% | 633 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 14.4% | 25 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State House Democrats 11%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.94 (standard error 0.03), from 423 donors and 323 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 76% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 95.8% (95.0%). 6 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 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 75 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5340/
- SB 3: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB3/
- HB 5462: AN ACT CONCERNING NOISE POLLUTION. (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5462/
- HB 5464: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5464/
- HB 5524: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5524/
- HB 5323: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5323/
- 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 5248: AN ACT CONCERNING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND TRANSMISSION PLANNING. (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5248/
- 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/
- SB 5: AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB5/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $690 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/ct_state/status/1930484435725476064
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/ct_state/status/1930128936123404385
- 2025-06-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ct_state/status/1929755004271022519
- 2025-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ct_state/status/1928986606255395176
- 2025-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/ct_state/status/1927935038437401074

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Gibson
- X: https://x.com/ct_state
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepGibson/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobby.gibson.31542
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelectbobby/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-gibson-80334959/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e4977fe-2ed9-4e1c-93ce-c837766d2896