# James Maroney

James Maroney is a Democratic member of the Connecticut Senate for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Connecticut Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f37ce303-e106-4972-b453-4287b7915762

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f37ce303-e106-4972-b453-4287b7915762 (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

Maroney has served since 2019.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 837 donors and 405 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

863 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Connecticut Senate 97.8%). Party unity 100% (97.9%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5385 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5385/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5043 AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND… · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5043/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5155 AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDE REPORTING MODERNIZATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5155/
- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5001 AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS. · fail · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5001/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5331 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AIR PERMITS OF CERTAIN CREMATORIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5331/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5557 AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5557/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5573 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF TORRINGTON. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5573/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · SB 477 AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL OPTION TO ABATE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES ON CERTAIN PARCELS OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB477/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Senate Roll Call Vote · HB 5143 AN ACT REQUIRING TRAINING FOR HOMEMAKER-COMPANION AGENCY EMPLOYEES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5143/

## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut Senate 39.9%; rank 19 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB1/
- SB 2: AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB2/
- SB 3: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB3/
- SB 9: AN ACT SUPPORTING COMMUTERS AND MICROTRANSIT SERVICES AND CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB9/
- SB 435: AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED DECISION SYSTEMS PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB435/
- SB 7: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB7/
- 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 5127: AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT CARDS AND HEALTH AND VETERINARY CARE SERVICES. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5127/
- SB 6: AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB6/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/james-maroney
- X: https://x.com/SenatorMaroney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.maroney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maroneyforus/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJamesMaroney/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maroneyforus
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorjamesmaroney/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmaroneyct/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f37ce303-e106-4972-b453-4287b7915762
