# Jason Rojas

Jason Rojas is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 9
- Serving since: 2009-01-07
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/94b3daf5-cbc7-4016-9297-8c0b8bc54944

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/94b3daf5-cbc7-4016-9297-8c0b8bc54944 (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

The policy areas Rojas talks about and legislates on agree at 0.26 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

328 classified statements: 328 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 | Rojas | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.8% | 2.5% | 120 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 19.8% | 10.4% | 128 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 43.6% | 39.2% | 318 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.6% | 2.9% | 163 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 14.4% | 549 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 78% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Education 9.1% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 9.1% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 7.0% (State House Democrats 11%); Transportation and Public Works 3.5% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 495 donors and 400 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.4% (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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 17 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 13: RESOLUTION RAISING A COMMITTEE TO INFORM SENATOR MARTIN M. LOONEY THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ORGANIZED AND READY TO RECOGNIZE HIS DISTINGUISHED… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR13/
- HR 14: RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SENATOR MARTIN M. LOONEY ON HIS DISTINGUISHED LEGISLATIVE CAREER. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR14/
- HR 12: RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION (SEBAC). (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR12/
- HR 11: RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE GRADUATE EMPLOYEE UNION… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR11/
- HR 10: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN ISAIAH LINDSAY, ET AL. V. NANCY NAVARETTA IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF… (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR10/
- HB 5113: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR THE AMOUNT OF CANCELLED DEBT AND DEBT RELIEF RECEIVED BY A TAXPAYER FOR STUDENT LOANS, MEDICAL DEBT… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5113/
- HB 5115: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTMENT FRAUD OR WIRE FRAUD. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5115/
- HB 5109: AN ACT REPLACING THE CANNABIS TOTAL THC TAX WITH AN EXCISE TAX. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5109/
- HB 5114: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR A PORTION OF ANNUAL RENT PAYMENTS MADE BY A TAXPAYER FOR A PRIMARY RESIDENCE IN… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5114/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,544 (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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2111064579459658187
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2107874324627562975
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2106098812913922324
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2098010319448662263
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2098011112910266564
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2098011978488774762
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2098086602803429826
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2094127648351871124
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2091872240719589456
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jrojas9/status/2090545197050745173

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rojas
- Campaign site: https://www.jasonrojas.com
- X: https://x.com/jrojas9
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.rojas.165
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepJason.Rojas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonrojas4staterep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-rojas-b835766/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/94b3daf5-cbc7-4016-9297-8c0b8bc54944