# Mae Flexer

Mae Flexer is a Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2015-01-07
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/77713b68-e8ef-455e-80a6-1614488fb71a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77713b68-e8ef-455e-80a6-1614488fb71a (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

Flexer sits at −1.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.03), from 940 donors and 391 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.3% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 98.3% (97.9%). 21 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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 30 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 2: AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB2/
- SB 3: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB3/
- SB 9: AN ACT SUPPORTING COMMUTERS AND MICROTRANSIT SERVICES AND CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB9/
- SB 7: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB7/
- SB 5: AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB5/
- SB 4: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB4/
- SB 6: AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB6/
- SB 8: AN ACT SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE STATE. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB8/
- HB 5144: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5144/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/mae-flexer
- X: https://x.com/maeflexer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatormaeflexer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMaeFlexer/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maeflexer/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQyZ24rIcSSuzJMZi0dcY4dqn-85KK8d
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mae-flexer-157b5010/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77713b68-e8ef-455e-80a6-1614488fb71a