Connecticut State Senate
Senator Christine Cohen
| Seat | Senate District 12 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 2200 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2200, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 860-240-0455 |
| Write to | christine.cohen@cga.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 9, 2019 |
Committees 5
- Joint Children Committee Vice chair joint
- Joint Transportation Committee Co-chair joint
- Joint Environment Committee joint
- Joint Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee joint
- Joint Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee joint
Bills, 2026 session 18 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 282An act appropriating funds to the neglected cemetery account and concerning care and maintenance of wartime veterans'…Enacted100
- HB 5481An act concerning a pilot program to treat certain medicaid patients at a short-term hospital special hospice.Enacted100
- HB 5558An act concerning the department of developmental services' abuse and neglect investigations.Enacted100
- SB 4An act concerning consumer privacy and protection.Enacted100
- SB 5An act concerning online safety.Enacted100
- SB 9An act supporting commuters and microtransit services and concerning public transportation.Enacted100
- SB 1An act making adjustments to the state budget for the biennium ending june 30, 2027, making deficiency appropriations…Enacted100
- HB 5226An act concerning mobile manufactured homes and mobile manufactured home parks.Passed House of Representatives57
- SB 2An act supporting local commerce.Passed Senate committee49
- SB 388An act concerning the mashantucket pequot and mohegan fund.Passed Senate committee48
- HB 5434An act concerning state-wide recognition of minor parties for purposes of nominating petitions.Passed House of Representatives committee46
- HB 5046An act supporting first responder recruitment and retention.Passed House of Representatives committee44
- SB 215An act concerning the presumption of abandonment of certain property held or owing by a banking organization.Passed Senate committee42
- SB 6An act concerning supports for children and families.Passed Senate committee40
- SB 3An act concerning health care affordability.Passed Senate committee39
All 18 bills as principal author ›
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 2026 session
30th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 12 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 12 / 5 / 5 |
| … became law | 5 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 6 (2) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 65 ÷ 107.16 = 0.61 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (3), Budget & taxes (2), Schools (K–12) (2) |
Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Saud Anwar DSenate 3 14
- Nick Gauthier DHouse 38 12
- Paul Honig DSenate 8 11
- Martha Marx DSenate 20 10
- Matt Lesser DSenate 9 10
- Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 10
- Anthony Nolan DHouse 39 9
- Bob Duff DSenate 25 9
- Derek Slap DSenate 5 9
- Julie Kushner DSenate 24 9
“Written together” = 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 12
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- Middlesex, New Haven
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Source
Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27S12%27&dist_name=Cohen,%20Christine on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut State Senate.