# John Piscopo

John Piscopo is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 76.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 76
- Serving since: 1989-01-04
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e7f7ad52-69a8-4306-8dfe-02368f74d75b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7f7ad52-69a8-4306-8dfe-02368f74d75b (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

Piscopo sits at +1.20 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.20 (standard error 0.02), from 368 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 98.4% (95.0%). 56 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 140 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/
- SB 431: AN ACT CONCERNING PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB431/
- SB 410: AN ACT CONCERNING FIREFIGHTER CANCER. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB410/
- HB 5211: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL FINANCING. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5211/
- SB 77: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR FULL-TIME HOME HEALTH CARE COSTS. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB77/
- HB 5011: AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5011/
- HB 5425: AN ACT CONCERNING RAILWAYS AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR. (became law, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5425/
- HB 5743: AN ACT RENAMING A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IN HONOR OF MAJOR WILLIAM R. OEFINGER. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5743/
- HB 5729: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE ADMISSION OF ELECTORS ON THE DAY OF A REGULAR ELECTION. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5729/
- HB 5740: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENSIONS OF STATE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. (in committee, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5740/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,475 (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/Piscopo/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepPiscopo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-piscopo-60882b33/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7f7ad52-69a8-4306-8dfe-02368f74d75b
