Connecticut House of Representatives
Representative Irene Haines
| Seat | House District 34 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 4200 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 4200, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 860-240-8700 |
| Write to | irene.haines@housegop.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 9, 2019 |
Committees 4
Bills, 2026 session 20 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 370An act concerning the hourly compensation for adjunct fire instructors.Enacted100
- HB 5333An act concerning the regulation of striped bass fishing in the state, a working group concerning the wildlife…Enacted100
- HB 5493An act requiring a study to establish a program to provide stipends for the connecticut civil air patrol.Enacted100
- SB 148An act concerning revisions to aquaculture-related statutes and providing for certain farming-related programs.Enacted100
- SB 452An act concerning the release of lighter-than-air balloons.Enacted100
- HB 5406An act concerning assorted measures recognizing and honoring the heroism of veterans and members of the armed forces…Enacted100
- HB 5143An act requiring training for homemaker-companion agency employees.Enacted100
- HB 5332An act concerning certain boating regulations.Enacted100
- HB 5336An act concerning advanced nuclear energy.Enacted100
- HB 5525An act concerning a rapid response program for certain aquatic invasive species.Enacted100
- HB 5039An act requiring transparency and additional oversight of the distribution of certain legislatively directed funds and…Enacted100
- HB 5211An act concerning commercial financing.Passed House of Representatives57
- HB 5324An act concerning education mandate relief.Passed House of Representatives57
- SB 373An act allowing a personal income tax deduction for stipends paid to volunteer firefighters, volunteer fire police…Passed Senate57
- HB 5292An act exempting certain sales to military and veterans-related organizations from the sales and use taxes.Passed House of Representatives54
All 20 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
70th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 15 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 14 / 13 / 8 |
| … became law | 8 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 5 (3) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 108 ÷ 87.86 = 1.23 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (4), Budget & taxes (2), Veterans & military (2) |
House 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
- Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 12
- Marty Foncello RHouse 107 10
- Ken Gucker DHouse 138 9
- Tami Zawistowski RHouse 61 9
- Bill Pizzuto RHouse 71 8
- Nick Gauthier DHouse 38 8
- Dave Yaccarino RHouse 87 7
- Jaime Foster DHouse 57 7
- Mark Anderson RHouse 62 7
- Aundré Bumgardner DHouse 41 6
“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 34
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- Middlesex, New London
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- Matt Lesser (9), Christine Cohen (12), Jan Hochadel (13), Heather Somers (18), Cathy Osten (19), Martha Marx (20), Norm Needleman (33), Paul Cicarella (34)
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Source
Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27034%27&dist_name=Haines,%20Irene%20M. on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut House of Representatives.