# Joe Polletta

Joe Polletta is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 68
- Serving since: 2017-05-01
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/df318645-047c-46a5-be61-682a7272e6b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df318645-047c-46a5-be61-682a7272e6b6 (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

Polletta sits at +0.55 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 81% of State House Republicans.

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

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Polletta | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 9.3% | 65 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 41.7% | 31.9% | 242 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.7% | 12.7% | 248 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State House Republicans 11%); Immigration 40% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 20% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 496 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 93.1% (95.0%). 22 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5131: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAID ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION LOANS. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5131/
- HB 5051: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR TIPS OR GRATUITIES AND OVERTIME PAY. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5051/
- HB 6569: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MINIMUM AGE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO MARRY. (became law, 2023-06-23) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/HB6569/
- HB 6615: AN ACT CONCERNING DOG RACING. (passed one chamber, 2023-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/HB6615/
- SB 937: AN ACT PROVIDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN CANCERS IN FIREFIGHTERS. (in committee, 2023-05-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/SB937/
- HB 5826: AN ACT REINSTATING THE DEATH PENALTY. (in committee, 2023-01-18) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/HB5826/
- HB 6162: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RED-LIGHT CAMERA PILOT PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF WATERBURY. (in committee, 2023-01-18) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/HB6162/
- HB 5424: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS. (in committee, 2023-02-17) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/HB5424/
- HB 5327: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF EVICTIONS. (in committee, 2023-01-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/HB5327/
- HB 5366: AN ACT RESTORING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (in committee, 2023-01-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2023/HB5366/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,475 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1904944948761240030
- 2025-03-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1901352672982364169
- 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1891236220891443615
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1882527485121925255
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1882527489693745441
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1882527492327780657
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1882166676986208315
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1882166680606101810
- 2025-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1879916000654791011
- 2025-01-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/realjoepolletta/status/1878472351303573850

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Polletta/
- X: https://x.com/realjoepolletta
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reppolletta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joepolletta/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-polletta-645b14105/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df318645-047c-46a5-be61-682a7272e6b6