# John Larson

John Larson is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Connecticut’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Connecticut’s 1st district
- Serving since: 1999-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000557
- FEC candidate IDs: H8CT01046

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000557 (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

89% of Larson’s statements discuss policy, the highest of 216 House Democrats (average 73%).

## What Larson says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,819 classified statements: 2,215 posts on X, 502 press releases, 54 newsletters, 48 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Larson | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.9% | 6.6% | 34 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 43.6% | 27.5% | 10 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 88.5% | 73.2% | 1 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.4% | 9.8% | 59 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 35.0% | 22.7% | 18 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 4.4% | 1.9% | 16 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 30% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.01), from 2,197 donors and 7,347 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.1% (96.4%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 376. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 79 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9964: To amend the War Powers Resolution to provide for the limitation on Federal funding in contravention of the requirements of the War Powers Resolution. (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9964
- H.R. 9519: Social Security 2100 Act (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9519
- H.R. 9354: Fair Elections Now Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9354
- H.R. 9355: Don't Settle for Corruption Act (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9355
- H.R. 8694: Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8694
- H.Res. 1241: Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to access to and usage of… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1241
- H.Res. 1155: Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1155
- H.R. 7910: ACTION for National Service Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7910
- H.R. 7878: Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award Tax Relief Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7878
- H.R. 7621: Stop ICE Election Militarization Act (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7621

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 8.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 57% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2114832494952665334
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2113417479808831836
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2112571037284204810
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2112602011673731082
- 2026-10-19 · Press release · Connecticut House Delegation Statement on President Trump Waiving Russia Sanctions · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/connecticut-house-delegation-statement-president-trump-waiving-russia
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2111160119707021796
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2111205302553182542
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Connecticut House Delegation Statement on President Trump Easing Russian Sanctions · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/connecticut-house-delegation-statement-president-trump-easing-russian
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2110387368910086276
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnLarson/status/2110426910341673351

## Links

- Official site: https://larson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJohnLarson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnLarson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepJohnBLarson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepJohnLarson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000557

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000557