# Joshua Hall Joshua Hall is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 7. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 7 - Serving since: 2017-04-28 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/acb9a83b-c921-4631-826e-ffd02e2203b9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/acb9a83b-c921-4631-826e-ffd02e2203b9 (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 Hall sits at −1.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.13 (standard error 0.04), from 284 donors and 367 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.7% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 91.9% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.2% (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 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, 11 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 42.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 47 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5447: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5447/ - HB 5043: AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND REFUNDABILITY… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5043/ - SB 91: AN ACT ENHANCING THE INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND ESTABLISHING PROTECTED AREAS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB91/ - 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 3: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB3/ - HB 5561: AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, BIOMARKER TESTING AND OPIOID PRESCRIPTION… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5561/ - SB 237: AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB237/ - SB 457: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB457/ - SB 353: AN ACT CONCERNING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE FOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO MENOPAUSE. (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB353/ - HB 5003: AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE STATE. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5003/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $3,075 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Hall - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepHallCT/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.joshua/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-hall-809998bb/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/acb9a83b-c921-4631-826e-ffd02e2203b9