# Dave DeFronzo

Dave DeFronzo is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 26
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9c30cf12-f07a-4c35-be3f-97bd3a778767

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c30cf12-f07a-4c35-be3f-97bd3a778767 (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

DeFronzo sits at −1.35 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Democrats.

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

11 classified statements: 11 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 | DeFronzo | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 18.2% | 39.2% | 651 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.2% | 14.4% | 266 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.35 (standard error 0.04), from 294 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 97.3% (95.0%). 7 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 30.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 88 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 509: AN ACT CONCERNING ADDRESS VERIFICATION REFORMS FOR REGISTRANTS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB509/
- 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 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/
- SB 395: AN ACT STUDYING EFFORTS TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL PILOT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE SUCH EFFORTS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB395/
- 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/
- HB 5486: AN ACT CONCERNING A DIAPER PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5486/
- HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5340/
- SB 3: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB3/
- HB 5558: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5558/
- SB 435: AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED DECISION SYSTEMS PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB435/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,035 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2025-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1953483867559452880
- 2025-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1950620349298573315
- 2025-05-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1928942157106200817
- 2025-05-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1918780248549630158
- 2025-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1906861804388499509
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1903280660753592560
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1897419063661580613
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1895882759329005979
- 2025-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1889806000770736598
- 2025-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo/status/1880625211285872758

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/DeFronzo
- X: https://x.com/DavidDeFronzo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557611327735

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c30cf12-f07a-4c35-be3f-97bd3a778767