# Kurt Vail

Kurt Vail is a Republican member of the Connecticut House for district 52.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Connecticut House, district 52
- Serving since: 2015-01-07
- Current term: CT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ffa361d0-7471-450e-aee8-cb0c32ee2742

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ffa361d0-7471-450e-aee8-cb0c32ee2742 (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

0% of Vail’s statements claim credit, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (average 13%).

## What Vail says (CT 2025–26 session)

264 classified statements: 264 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 | Vail | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.1% | 2.9% | 72 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.5% | 9.3% | 621 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 5.7% | 31.9% | 732 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 520 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Immigration 14% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.1% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 7.1% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 521 donors and 403 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CT 2025–26 session)

754 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 93.6% (95.0%). 58 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 117 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5577: AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE TOWN OF SOMERS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5577/
- SB 259: AN ACT CONCERNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB259/
- SB 478: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES. (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB478/
- SB 425: AN ACT REQUIRING ANNUAL STATE AGENCY PERFORMANCE PLANS. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB425/
- HB 5221: AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5221/
- 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/
- HB 5296: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR NATIONAL GUARD STATE ACTIVE DUTY PAY. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5296/
- HB 5211: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL FINANCING. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5211/
- 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/
- HB 5839: AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE TOWN OF SOMERS. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2025/HB5839/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,955 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2112357455598620945
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2112410109301457304
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2112411067683143827
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2112424969347149903
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2109390504890900610
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2109390901198172614
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2109391254458933446
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2109391569514385537
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2109391736690897204
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/KurtVail/status/2109391818161021360

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cthousegop.com/Vail/
- X: https://x.com/KurtVail
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkurtvail/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kurtvail52/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-vail-69413a27/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ffa361d0-7471-450e-aee8-cb0c32ee2742