# Tina Courpas

Tina Courpas is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 149.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 149
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ca470373-9e97-47c5-ab96-96e3f93cee08

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca470373-9e97-47c5-ab96-96e3f93cee08 (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

6.3% of Courpas’s statements use bipartisan language, 3.4 times the State House Republican average of 1.8%.

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

239 classified statements: 239 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Courpas | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 21.3% | 9.3% | 92 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 44.4% | 31.9% | 198 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.3% | 1.8% | 42 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.9% | 12.7% | 265 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 397 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.03), from 301 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 91.5% (95.0%). 30 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 15 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 259: AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB259/
- HB 5311: AN ACT CONCERNING THE NONISSUANCE OF A STANDING CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDER IN THE CASE OF A FAMILY VIOLENCE CRIME. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5311/
- HB 5312: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CIVIL ACTION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR VICTIMS OF UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF A… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5312/
- 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 5558: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5558/
- HB 5324: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5324/
- 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/
- HB 5476: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL CRISIS HOTLINES AT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5476/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,287 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 78% 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/TinaCourpas/status/2114717212003139632
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2113981507148661057
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2114111484351717769
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2113286515988033957
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2112703979729850564
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2112978893745328573
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2112626720549552208
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2112228811593159064
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2112229888941805786
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaCourpas/status/2111830916465385896

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/courpas/
- Campaign site: https://www.tinacourpas.com/
- X: https://x.com/TinaCourpas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556114254969
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinacourpas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@electtinacourpas
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tinacourpas
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-courpas-662aa711a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca470373-9e97-47c5-ab96-96e3f93cee08