# Tim Ackert Tim Ackert is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 8. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 8 - Serving since: 2011-01-05 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d458d504-9053-4709-bf43-d955083a18ab Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d458d504-9053-4709-bf43-d955083a18ab (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 Ackert reported $104 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 317 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 88% (95.0%). 35 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 72 bills: 72 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 140 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5491: AN ACT CONCERNING CENTRALIZATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5491/ - SB 383: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB383/ - SB 116: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB116/ - HB 5406: AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5406/ - HB 5211: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL FINANCING. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5211/ - SB 148: AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO AQUACULTURE-RELATED STATUTES AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN FARMING-RELATED PROGRAMS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB148/ - HB 5091: AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5091/ - HB 5093: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REBASING OF THE EDUCATION COST SHARING GRANT FORMULA FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5093/ - HB 5079: AN ACT REPEALING THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS FEE. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5079/ - HB 5060: AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING TAX CREDIT. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5060/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $104 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Ackert/ - Campaign site: http://ackertforthe8th.com/ - X: https://x.com/RepAckert - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepAckert - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5D8649F9FE2C276D - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timackert/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d458d504-9053-4709-bf43-d955083a18ab