# Moira Rader Moira Rader is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 98. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 98 - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/adb6f661-e282-42a5-8b55-cb1e5f56aa5a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/adb6f661-e282-42a5-8b55-cb1e5f56aa5a (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 Rader sits at −1.19 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.19 (standard error 0.03), from 310 donors and 394 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.5% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.9% (95.0%). 5 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 53 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 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/ - HB 5468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF PARENT-MANAGED LEARNING. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5468/ - HB 5002: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5002/ - SB 5: AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB5/ - SB 355: AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB355/ - HB 5004: AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5004/ - HB 5144: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5144/ - HB 5134: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5134/ - HB 5004: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND ASSOCIATED JOB SECTORS. (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5004/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,645 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rader - X: https://x.com/moira_rader - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moira.rader - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmoirarader/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/adb6f661-e282-42a5-8b55-cb1e5f56aa5a