# Jason Buchsbaum Jason Buchsbaum is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 69. - Party: Republican - Seat: Connecticut House, district 69 - Serving since: 2025-01-08 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ff87fec9-1c97-45e5-bdcc-a0ed0b3025cc Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff87fec9-1c97-45e5-bdcc-a0ed0b3025cc (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 Buchsbaum voted against the majority of Connecticut House Republicans 23 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom quarter of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%). ## What Buchsbaum says (CT 2025–26 session) 3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Buchsbaum | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 33.3% | 9.3% | 29 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 66.7% | 31.9% | 28 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 33.3% | 1.8% | 1 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 66.7% | 12.7% | 1 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | Most discussed policy areas: Energy 100% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 358 donors and 296 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 89% (95.0%). 23 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 40 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - 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/ - HB 5312: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CIVIL ACTION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR VICTIMS OF UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION OF A… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5312/ - HB 5324: AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5324/ - 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/ - HB 5476: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL CRISIS HOTLINES AT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5476/ - HB 5374: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH COVERAGE MANDATES FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS. (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5374/ - HB 5406: AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5406/ - HB 5004: AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5004/ - HB 5073: AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR GRANTS TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR EARLY VOTING COSTS. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5073/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,832 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jasonbuchsbaum/status/1910646637120065885 - 2025-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/jasonbuchsbaum/status/1882262552455131587 - 2025-01-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/jasonbuchsbaum/status/1877179161850098117 ## Links - Campaign site: https://www.jasonforct.com/ - X: https://x.com/jasonbuchsbaum - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buchsbaumforstaterep - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_buchsbaum_for_state_rep/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-buchsbaum-76301622/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff87fec9-1c97-45e5-bdcc-a0ed0b3025cc