# Brandon Chafee Brandon Chafee is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 33. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 33 - Serving since: 2021-01-06 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e8ce793e-671a-41fa-818a-42b534fa9c6b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e8ce793e-671a-41fa-818a-42b534fa9c6b (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 Chafee sits at −1.52 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −1.52 (standard error 0.03), from 440 donors and 344 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.3% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 97.4% (95.0%). 19 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 nay · 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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 70 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 397: AN ACT CONCERNING DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE USE AND RETENTION OF DATA DERIVED FROM AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS. (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB397/ - SB 237: AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB237/ - HB 5333: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF STRIPED BASS FISHING IN THE STATE, A WORKING GROUP CONCERNING THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5333/ - SB 416: AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MODERNIZATION. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB416/ - SB 5: AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB5/ - SB 4: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB4/ - HB 5334: AN ACT CONCERNING RIPARIAN AREAS. (became law, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5334/ - SB 147: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY ON THE NEED FOR EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS AND INCLUDING AEROSOL… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB147/ - SB 257: AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB257/ - HB 5284: AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5284/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,040 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Chafee - X: https://x.com/brandonchafee - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandon.chafee - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonchafeehd33/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-chafee-pe-79737154/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e8ce793e-671a-41fa-818a-42b534fa9c6b