# Ken Gucker Ken Gucker is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 138. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 138 - Serving since: 2019-01-09 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f086a8e8-70ea-40bc-a77f-2012b74f3a00 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f086a8e8-70ea-40bc-a77f-2012b74f3a00 (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 72% of the 143 bills Gucker sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Connecticut House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.04), from 436 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 97.3% (95.0%). 11 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 143 bills: 143 reached committee, 103 passed one chamber, 85 passed both, 85 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 7 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 14: RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SENATOR MARTIN M. LOONEY ON HIS DISTINGUISHED LEGISLATIVE CAREER. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR14/ - HR 12: RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION (SEBAC). (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HR12/ - SB 521: AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE NORTHWEST RESOURCE RECOVERY AUTHORITY. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB521/ - HB 5381: AN ACT CONCERNING UNLAWFUL FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTICES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5381/ - HB 5446: AN ACT CONCERNING TEACHERS' DISABILITY AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND PARAEDUCATORS' SALARY AND RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5446/ - 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/ - SB 508: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE FOR REPEATEDLY FAILING TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB508/ - SB 259: AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB259/ - SB 400: AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT OPERATIONS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB400/ - HB 5563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS… (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5563/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,135 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.housedems.ct.gov/Gucker - Campaign site: https://guckerforct.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KennethGuckerCT - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.gucker Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f086a8e8-70ea-40bc-a77f-2012b74f3a00