# Kate Farrar

Kate Farrar is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 20
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96fa444a-7e86-4ead-9d2e-c3ffef258be2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96fa444a-7e86-4ead-9d2e-c3ffef258be2 (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

Farrar sits at −1.36 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Democrats.

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

22 classified statements: 22 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 | Farrar | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 22.7% | 10.4% | 91 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 72.7% | 39.2% | 30 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 27.3% | 14.4% | 119 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 4.5% | 1.0% | 40 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 44% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Economics and Public Finance 31% (State House Democrats 11%); Taxation 31% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Education 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Finance and Financial Sector 6.3% (State House Democrats 1.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.36 (standard error 0.02), from 485 donors and 402 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.2% 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%). 13 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 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 63 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 259: AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB259/
- SB 503: AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCING OF AND PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL WAS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-SIX YEARS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB503/
- HB 5306: AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5306/
- SB 397: AN ACT CONCERNING DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE USE AND RETENTION OF DATA DERIVED FROM AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB397/
- HB 5533: AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTION OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES, ELECTIONS SITES, ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTORS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5533/
- HB 5342: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER MEANS TO GENERATE DECEPTIVE SYNTHETIC MEDIA AND AFFECT ELECTIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5342/
- HB 5001: AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/
- SB 501: AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPLEX REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY AND WHEELCHAIR REPAIR ADVISORY COUNCIL. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB501/
- HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5340/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,037 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kateforct/status/2052127826359275848
- 2025-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1958638359565222082
- 2025-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1947414609339502998
- 2025-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1944781414425051294
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1938657507276361795
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1934052454032654392
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1934052456024973807
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1934052458071806430
- 2025-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1929701208891265465
- 2025-06-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kateforct/status/1929150344589615409

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Farrar
- Campaign site: https://www.kateforct.com
- X: https://x.com/kateforct
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kate.farrar.7
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KateforCT/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateforct/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-c-farrar-b57b6065/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96fa444a-7e86-4ead-9d2e-c3ffef258be2