# Chris Poulos Chris Poulos is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 81. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 81 - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/7fda8e36-f73d-43e2-bf43-8365c617d94e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7fda8e36-f73d-43e2-bf43-8365c617d94e (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 Poulos voted against the majority of Connecticut House Democrats 48 times; party unity 77%, in the bottom 5% of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 368 donors and 398 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 77% (95.0%). 48 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 74 bills: 74 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 31.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 85 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5434: AN ACT CONCERNING STATE-WIDE RECOGNITION OF MINOR PARTIES FOR PURPOSES OF NOMINATING PETITIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5434/ - 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 421: AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF DOUBLE UTILITY POLES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB421/ - SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/ - HB 5557: AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/ - SB 220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH BENEFIT… (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB220/ - HB 5485: AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING STUDY. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5485/ - HB 5561: AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, BIOMARKER TESTING AND OPIOID PRESCRIPTION… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5561/ - HB 5324: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5324/ - HB 5462: AN ACT CONCERNING NOISE POLLUTION. (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5462/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $8,310 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Poulos - Campaign site: https://www.poulosforsouthington.com/ - X: https://x.com/PoulosChris - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.poulos.581 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjpoulos/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7fda8e36-f73d-43e2-bf43-8365c617d94e