# Cara Pavalock-D'Amato Cara Pavalock-D'Amato is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 77. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 77 - Serving since: 2015-01-07 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e9c9ef28-807a-4efe-983f-d194c54ed41a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9c9ef28-807a-4efe-983f-d194c54ed41a (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 Pavalock-D'Amato sits at +0.86 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.86 (standard error 0.02), from 527 donors and 390 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 94.5% (95.0%). 62 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 112 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 484: AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB484/ - HB 5534: AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5534/ - HB 5265: AN ACT CONCERNING COURT-ORDERED ACCOUNTINGS OF COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REVISING THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMMON… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5265/ - HB 5263: AN ACT CONCERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF POST-LOSS HOMEOWNERS AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE BENEFITS, CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS AND REVISING DISCLOSURE… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5263/ - HB 5264: AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE ANIMALS IN INSURANCE UNDERWRITING, THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADVOCATE IN PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING THE WELFARE OR CUSTODY OF COMPANION… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5264/ - HB 5283: AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS IN PET SHOPS. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5283/ - HB 5140: AN ACT ALLOWING DENTAL HYGIENISTS TO PROVIDE DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES IN PATIENTS' PRIVATE RESIDENCES. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5140/ - 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/ - 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 5937: AN ACT REPEALING THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE A PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE WITHOUT SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5937/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $9,476 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Pavalock/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repcara/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carachristined/?hl=en - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carapavalock/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9c9ef28-807a-4efe-983f-d194c54ed41a