# Greg Howard Greg Howard is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 43. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 43 - Serving since: 2021-01-06 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d8829ada-0b6e-4cbf-8aa6-e88c70d76e89 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8829ada-0b6e-4cbf-8aa6-e88c70d76e89 (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 Howard voted against the majority of Connecticut House Republicans 34 times; party unity 88%, in the bottom tenth of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 617 donors and 383 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 88% (95.0%). 34 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 101 bills: 101 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 15.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 132 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 5442: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5442/ - SB 292: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL". (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB292/ - HB 5308: AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5308/ - SB 290: AN ACT CLARIFYING THE MEANINGS OF "SEXUAL INTERCOURSE" AND "SEXUAL CONTACT". (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB290/ - 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 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 5485: AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING STUDY. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5485/ - HB 5561: AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, BIOMARKER TESTING AND OPIOID PRESCRIPTION… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5561/ - HB 5523: AN ACT CONCERNING A TRIBAL WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES ADVISORY COUNCIL. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5523/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $8,060 (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/howard/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greg.howard.142 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-howard-b63892125/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8829ada-0b6e-4cbf-8aa6-e88c70d76e89