# Chris Stewart Chris Stewart is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 51. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 51 - Serving since: 2025-01-08 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/fdce734b-2080-4a62-bf9c-baec09572938 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fdce734b-2080-4a62-bf9c-baec09572938 (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 Stewart missed 43% of 754 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 151 in the Connecticut House (average 96.7%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.03), from 353 donors and 154 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 57% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 91.0% (95.0%). 12 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 53.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 21 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 5515: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5515/ - SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/ - HB 5039: AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVELY DIRECTED FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER EXPENSES. (became law, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5039/ - SB 373: AN ACT ALLOWING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR STIPENDS PAID TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEER FIRE POLICE OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB373/ - SB 424: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS IN THE STATE. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB424/ - SB 377: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR GUARD DETAIL COMPENSATION. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB377/ - HB 5295: AN ACT NAMING THE CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER IN THE TOWN OF PUTNAM. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5295/ - SB 218: AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY BANK AND CREDIT UNION INVESTMENT PROGRAM, MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF RENTAL SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS,… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB218/ - HB 5211: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL FINANCING. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5211/ - HB 5028: AN ACT REMOVING THE PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE FROM ELECTRIC BILLS. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5028/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,315 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisStewartforStateRep/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fdce734b-2080-4a62-bf9c-baec09572938