# Dan Gaiewski Dan Gaiewski is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 40. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 40 - Serving since: 2025-02-28 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/cb28efe4-6e12-4488-bf75-491066cec97f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb28efe4-6e12-4488-bf75-491066cec97f (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 Gaiewski sits at −0.81 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 76% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.05), from 277 donors and 286 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 713 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.3% (95.0%). 8 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 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 64 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 388: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN FUND. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB388/ - HB 5536: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRY. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5536/ - SB 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB1/ - SB 503: AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCING OF AND PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL WAS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-SIX YEARS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB503/ - SB 397: AN ACT CONCERNING DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE USE AND RETENTION OF DATA DERIVED FROM AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB397/ - HB 5530: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF ABSENTEE BALLOT ACCESS IN UNCONSOLIDATED CITIES AND BOROUGHS WITHIN A TOWN. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5530/ - HB 5001: AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/ - HB 5216: AN ACT CONCERNING STIPENDS FOR STUDENT TEACHERS. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5216/ - HB 5485: AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING STUDY. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5485/ - SB 237: AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB237/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27040%27&dist_name=Gaiewski,%20Daniel%20 - Campaign site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/gaiewski - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepGaiewski/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danforgrotonnewlondon/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb28efe4-6e12-4488-bf75-491066cec97f