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Connecticut State Senate

Senator Herron Gaston

SeatSenate District 23
PartyDemocratic
Capitol officeRoom 2000 · Legislative Office Building
Mailing addressRoom 2000, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106
Capitol phone860-240-0591
Write toherron.gaston@cga.ct.gov (official address)
TenureServing since January 4, 2023

Committees 5

Bills, 2026 session 35 as principal author · 0 as coauthor

All 35 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

0.8021st of 36 in the Senate
44th percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored22
… passed committee / chamber / both20 / 8 / 6
… became law6
Carried in the other chamber (became law)13 (2)
Points vs. Senate majority average86 ÷ 107.16 = 0.80
Most-authored topicsChildren, families & social services (6), Business, jobs & the economy (5), Budget & taxes (4)

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

“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 23

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Raghib Allie-Brennan (2), Savet Constantine (42), Mitch Bolinsky (106), Marty Foncello (107), Pat Callahan (108), Farley Santos (109), Bob Godfrey (110), Aimee Berger-Girvalo (111), Tony Scott (112), Amy Romano (113), Kaitlyn Shake (120), Joe Gresko (121), Ben McGorty (122), Dave Rutigliano (123), Andre Baker (124), Tom O'Dea (125), Fred Gee (126), Marcus Brown (127), Christopher Rosario (128), Steve Stafstrom (129), Tone Felipe (130), Jenn Leeper (132), Cristin McCarthy Vahey (133), Sarah Keitt (134), Anne Hughes (135), Jonathan Steinberg (136), Kadeem Roberts (137), Ken Gucker (138), Travis Simms (140), Tracy Marra (141), Lucy Dathan (142), Dominique Johnson (143), Hubert Delany (144), Corey Paris (145), Eilish Collins Main (146), Matt Blumenthal (147), Jonathan Jacobson (148), Tina Courpas (149), Steve Meskers (150), Héctor Arzeno (151)
Senate District 23 and neighboursSenate District 14: James Maroney (D)Senate District 21: Jason Perillo (R)Senate District 22: Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D)Senate District 23: Herron Gaston (D)Senate District 26: Ceci Maher (D)Senate District 28: Tony Hwang (R)New HavenFairfield142122232628
District 23 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official Senate page.

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