# Kaitlyn Shake Kaitlyn Shake is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 120. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 120 - Serving since: 2025-01-08 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/91e5bc44-6a8d-410d-bab5-5eb34b90d368 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91e5bc44-6a8d-410d-bab5-5eb34b90d368 (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 Shake reported $7,658 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.04), from 292 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.4% (95.0%). 8 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 95 of 150). 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 295: AN ACT CONCERNING STATE LAW PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF A LEGALLY PROTECTED HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB295/ - SB 483: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DIGITAL DEFRAUDING. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB483/ - HB 5555: AN ACT EXPANDING THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5555/ - 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 5486: AN ACT CONCERNING A DIAPER PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5486/ - HB 5522: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEWAGE RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT AND REQUIRING A REPORT CONCERNING WELL CONTAMINATION PROTOCOLS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5522/ - SB 443: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF SURVIVOR'S BENEFITS AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF CORRECTION OFFICERS, COURT SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION… (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB443/ - 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/ - SB 357: AN ACT CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT DEPENDENCY ALLOWANCE. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB357/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,658 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShakeForStratford/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91e5bc44-6a8d-410d-bab5-5eb34b90d368