# Steve Stafstrom

Steve Stafstrom is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 129.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 129
- Serving since: 2015-02-27
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cb252e7b-fffb-4bda-b951-d2b54a3c37e3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb252e7b-fffb-4bda-b951-d2b54a3c37e3 (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

96% of the 74 bills Stafstrom sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 150 in the Connecticut House.

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

59 classified statements: 59 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Stafstrom | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 20.3% | 10.4% | 117 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.6% | 39.2% | 447 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 2.9% | 408 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.7% | 14.4% | 656 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.0% | 137 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 19% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.5% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.04), from 393 donors and 379 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.8% (95.0%). 11 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 74 bills: 74 reached committee, 71 passed one chamber, 70 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 96.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 1 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJ 73: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF SEAN O. KEHOE, ESQUIRE, OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ73/
- HJ 67: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF SEAN P. MCGUINNESS, ESQUIRE, OF NORWALK TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ67/
- HJ 77: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF ROSEMARIE T. WEBER, ESQUIRE, OF GRANBY TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ77/
- HJ 68: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF NISA J. KHAN, ESQUIRE, OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ68/
- HJ 75: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF LEAH M. POLLARD, ESQUIRE, OF POMFRET CENTER TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ75/
- HJ 69: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF PATRICK M. FAHEY, ESQUIRE, OF SOUTH GLASTONBURY TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ69/
- HJ 74: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF PHILLIP MILLER, ESQUIRE, OF GLASTONBURY TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ74/
- HJ 70: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF FELICE N. GRAY-KEMP, ESQUIRE, OF HAMDEN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ70/
- HJ 71: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THEODORE M. DOOLITTLE, ESQUIRE, OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ71/
- HJ 78: RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF JUSTINE L. WHALEN, ESQUIRE, OF BRANFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HJ78/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,950 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/2064678630903455946
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/2050423882864107553
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/2031747728753955159
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/2028525971599495246
- 2026-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/2027744634735038876
- 2025-12-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/1997768083495096322
- 2025-11-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/1989876629502341502
- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/1986449061327536458
- 2025-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/1978881243040117021
- 2025-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SteveStafstrom/status/1968323409240343022

## Links

- Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Stafstrom
- X: https://x.com/SteveStafstrom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.stafstrom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepStafstrom/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevestafstrom/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stevenstafstrom5561
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevestafstrom/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb252e7b-fffb-4bda-b951-d2b54a3c37e3