# Steve Meskers Steve Meskers is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 150. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 150 - Serving since: 2019-01-09 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/77dbf0fd-d45c-445c-9966-0135fff8feaa Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77dbf0fd-d45c-445c-9966-0135fff8feaa (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 Meskers voted against the majority of Connecticut House Democrats 34 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom 5% of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 432 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 83% (95.0%). 34 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 36.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 62 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5313: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR THE USE OF UNIFORM STATE-WIDE CASE IDENTIFICATION CODES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5313/ - HB 5551: AN ACT CONCERNING PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITING COUNCIL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING CERTAIN UTILITY EXPENDITURES. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5551/ - SB 466: AN ACT CONCERNING VEXATIOUS REQUESTERS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB466/ - HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5340/ - SB 321: AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN EXCAVATION PROJECTS. (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB321/ - SB 426: AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OF ENERGY REGULATION IN THE STATE. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB426/ - HB 5254: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCESS AND TIMETABLE FOR THE REVIEW OF EXISTING REGULATIONS OF CONNECTICUT STATE AGENCIES. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5254/ - HB 5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5046/ - HB 5039: AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVELY DIRECTED FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER EXPENSES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5039/ - HB 5251: AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN CONSULTANT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5251/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,960 (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/Meskers - Campaign site: https://stevemeskers.com - X: https://x.com/StephenMeskers - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepMeskers/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemeskers4greenwich/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVc3ohk8ClzcXu7dYQtP7A - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-meskers-a5706269/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77dbf0fd-d45c-445c-9966-0135fff8feaa