# Henri Martin

Henri Martin is a Republican member of the Connecticut Senate for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2015-01-07
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ca8be710-988a-4415-bc37-6d3a92d1afcd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca8be710-988a-4415-bc37-6d3a92d1afcd (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

5.6% of the 18 bills Martin sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Connecticut Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.02), from 965 donors and 392 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 96.8% (97.9%). 15 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 5.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 34 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5158: AN ACT PROHIBITING SCHOLARSHIP DISPLACEMENT. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5158/
- HB 5283: AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS IN PET SHOPS. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5283/
- HB 5309: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE TO A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR CHILD WHO SEEKS TO RECEIVE PREGNANCY-RELATED HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5309/
- 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 95: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND OF DIRECT SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS OF… (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB95/
- HB 5425: AN ACT CONCERNING RAILWAYS AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR. (became law, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5425/
- HB 5831: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5831/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-martin/
- X: https://x.com/MartinForSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorhenrimartin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorhenrimartin/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv54ae29RH5QrE7s-T5HcMNeC2-CzdvAO
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henri-martin-9274b461/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca8be710-988a-4415-bc37-6d3a92d1afcd