# Tony Hwang

Tony Hwang is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 28
- Serving since: 2015-01-07
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b1ab473b-e7ff-4c53-96af-ee796c89f4dd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b1ab473b-e7ff-4c53-96af-ee796c89f4dd (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

Hwang voted against the majority of Connecticut Senate Republicans 40 times; party unity 86%, the lowest of 36 in the Connecticut Senate (average 97.9%).

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

14 classified statements: 14 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hwang | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 21.4% | 9.5% | 47 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 37.3% | 92 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 7.1% | 15.4% | 246 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 43% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 29% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 29% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Education 14% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 817 donors and 398 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 86% (97.9%). 40 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5385 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5385/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5043 AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND… · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5043/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5155 AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDE REPORTING MODERNIZATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5155/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5331 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AIR PERMITS OF CERTAIN CREMATORIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5331/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5557 AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5573 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF TORRINGTON. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5573/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · SB 477 AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL OPTION TO ABATE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES ON CERTAIN PARCELS OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB477/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5143 AN ACT REQUIRING TRAINING FOR HOMEMAKER-COMPANION AGENCY EMPLOYEES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5143/

## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 5 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 401: AN ACT CONCERNING A BRIDGE PROGRAM TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOOD, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB401/
- SB 259: AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB259/
- SB 89: AN ACT UPDATING PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION STANDARDS. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB89/
- SB 307: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE STATUTES AND PROHIBITING SCHOLARSHIP… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB307/
- HB 5515: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5515/
- 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 468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB468/
- HB 5249: AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF A WATER COMPANY. (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5249/
- SB 367: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ROADSIDE SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH WRECKERS AND TOWING AND RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB367/
- HB 5039: AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVELY DIRECTED FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER EXPENSES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5039/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.6K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 100% 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.

- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/2031905062763561401
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/2008479917713891455
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/2005835888412991761
- 2025-12-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/2003022842410262709
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/2002046804733702550
- 2025-12-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/2000203634332631447
- 2025-11-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/1990956542447821275
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/1977553838698590348
- 2025-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/1923733255162868219
- 2025-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHwang/status/1919154363223961998

## Links

- Official site: https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-hwang/
- Campaign site: https://tonyhwang.org
- X: https://x.com/SenatorHwang
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorhwang/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorhwang/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgD44PnHctgsAklKZX3gaRw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TonyHwang/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEcW7pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHee1hhjXQ2g5BiX1mAJoYVnIZNHsW_mw7iilbQaQO9zBc1vKag-OUV3pDA_aem_CksyeHgjs-UThcKzMouXaQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b1ab473b-e7ff-4c53-96af-ee796c89f4dd