# Cristin McCarthy Vahey Cristin McCarthy Vahey is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 133. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 133 - Serving since: 2015-01-07 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/dfc1bead-50cd-4c34-9dc6-5d80c7a09589 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfc1bead-50cd-4c34-9dc6-5d80c7a09589 (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 Vahey sits at −1.35 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.35 (standard error 0.02), from 416 donors and 395 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.4% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 97.8% (95.0%). 6 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 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 43 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5421: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE PATIENT LIFTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE OFFICES AND FACILITIES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5421/ - HB 5306: AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5306/ - HB 5515: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5515/ - SJ 37: RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SJ37/ - SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/ - 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/ - SB 3: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB3/ - HB 5524: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5524/ - HB 5149: AN ACT CONCERNING PHONE-FREE SCHOOLS. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5149/ - HB 5035: AN ACT REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BAN CELLULAR PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5035/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,375 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/McCarthyVahey - X: https://x.com/CMcCarthyVahey - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cristin.mccarthyvahey/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMcCarthyVahey - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristinmccarthyvahey - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristin-mccarthy-vahey-10b217294/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dfc1bead-50cd-4c34-9dc6-5d80c7a09589