# Frank Smith Frank Smith is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 118. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 118 - Serving since: 2021-01-06 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c09f368c-d954-48e1-b94b-18728ab9b6bd Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c09f368c-d954-48e1-b94b-18728ab9b6bd (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 100% of Smith’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Connecticut, in the top quarter of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.04), from 359 donors and 401 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 96.8% (95.0%). 9 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 96 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/ - 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/ - HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5340/ - 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/ - SB 380: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT PROMISE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB380/ - SB 428: AN ACT CONCERNING RESEARCH FUNDING AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE. (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB428/ - HB 5478: AN ACT SUPPORTING "LEARN AND EARN" INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5478/ - HB 5127: AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT CARDS AND HEALTH AND VETERINARY CARE SERVICES. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5127/ - HB 5265: AN ACT CONCERNING COURT-ORDERED ACCOUNTINGS OF COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REVISING THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMMON… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5265/ - HB 5037: AN ACT PROMOTING THE SAFETY OF MINORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5037/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $6,540 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/SmithF - X: https://x.com/frankformilford - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048149386751 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franksmithforstaterep/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-smith-00395611/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c09f368c-d954-48e1-b94b-18728ab9b6bd