# Melissa Osborne Melissa Osborne is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 16. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 16 - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d16242a4-d3e1-45b3-9f95-8741980310cc Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d16242a4-d3e1-45b3-9f95-8741980310cc (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 Osborne reported $9,080 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## What Osborne says (CT 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 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 | Osborne | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.03), from 579 donors and 396 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 94.0% (95.0%). 16 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 40 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5551: AN ACT CONCERNING PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITING COUNCIL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING CERTAIN UTILITY EXPENDITURES. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5551/ - HB 5557: AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/ - HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5340/ - 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 5524: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5524/ - HB 5467: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CONCIERGE SERVICES TO SMALL… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5467/ - HB 5334: AN ACT CONCERNING RIPARIAN AREAS. (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5334/ - HB 5378: AN ACT CONCERNING SELF-FUNDED MULTIPLE EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENTS AND REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT OPTION PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5378/ - HB 5302: AN ACT CONCERNING ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C BENEFICIARIES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5302/ - HB 5532: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS OPERATIONS. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5532/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $9,080 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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. - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/mosbornect/status/2114042022768062757 - 2025-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/mosbornect/status/1877428294854824018 ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Osborne - Campaign site: https://www.melissaforct.com - X: https://x.com/mosbornect - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissa.e.osborne - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelissaforCT - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissaforct/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-e-osborne-4928b2b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d16242a4-d3e1-45b3-9f95-8741980310cc