# Ryan Fazio

Ryan Fazio is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2021-08-26
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c5800b0c-c84a-4e63-83fa-8aaad9b6535f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c5800b0c-c84a-4e63-83fa-8aaad9b6535f (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

0% of the 10 bills Fazio sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 35 in the Connecticut Senate.

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

735 classified statements: 735 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 | Fazio | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.3% | 81 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 28.7% | 9.5% | 19 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 51.4% | 37.3% | 83 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.3% | 119 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 9.1% | 15.4% | 213 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.3% | 106 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 30% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 28% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Taxation 26% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.2% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 1,013 donors and 401 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 98.4% (97.9%). 28 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 35 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 181: AN ACT CONCERNING PERSONAL INCOME TAX REFUNDS. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB181/
- SB 100: AN ACT REDUCING CERTAIN PERSONAL INCOME TAX MARGINAL RATES. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB100/
- SB 99: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR THE AMOUNT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PROPERTY TAX PAID. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB99/
- SB 105: AN ACT ELIMINATING VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, PERMIT, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FEES. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB105/
- SB 37: AN ACT ELIMINATING THE APPLICATION FEE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SEEKING LICENSURE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CAPPING THE LICENSURE FEE FOR… (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB37/
- SB 82: AN ACT CONCERNING THE COST OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB82/
- SB 39: AN ACT REQUIRING THE INDEXING OF INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB39/
- SB 40: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB40/
- SB 38: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL GAINS TAX ON CERTAIN ENDOWMENT FUNDS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND CONCERNING THE USE OF THE REVENUE GENERATED. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB38/
- HB 5366: AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH TELEHEALTH. (in committee, 2025-01-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5366/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.8K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 99% 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 · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114692996734280069
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114818472735539349
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114377309516083345
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114438598280044739
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114496279669604576
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2113843276424060936
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114007050283856090
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114089865604223405
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2114126499775226067
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanfazio/status/2113458259747057766

## Links

- Official site: https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-fazio/
- Campaign site: https://www.ryanfazio.com
- X: https://x.com/ryanfazio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryanfazio/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanfazioct/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-fazio-4209251ab/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c5800b0c-c84a-4e63-83fa-8aaad9b6535f