Connecticut State Senate
Senator Jorge Cabrera
| Seat | Senate District 17 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 2800 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2800, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 860-240-0050 |
| Write to | jorge.cabrera@cga.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 6, 2021 |
Committees 6
- Joint Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee Vice chair joint
- Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee Co-chair joint
- Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee Vice chair joint
- Joint Energy and Technology Committee joint
- Joint Judiciary Committee joint
- Joint Transportation Committee joint
Bills, 2026 session 39 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5574An act amending a conveyance of a parcel of state land to the town of hamden.Enacted100
- HB 5583An act concerning conveyance of parcels of state land in the town of derby.Enacted100
- SB 305An act establishing a working group to study state-wide marketing and tourism in the state.Enacted100
- SB 349An act concerning modifications to the firefighters cancer relief fund.Enacted100
- SB 478An act concerning consumer safeguards for long-term care policies.Enacted100
- SB 132An act establishing the connecticut-germany and connecticut-india trade commissions.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 5143An act requiring training for homemaker-companion agency employees.Enacted100
- SB 157An act concerning municipal camp safety.Enacted100
- SB 268An act authorizing the comptroller to withhold payment for violations of the prevailing wage statutes.Enacted100
- HB 5166An act concerning social work licensure.Passed House of Representatives55
- SB 2An act supporting local commerce.Passed Senate committee49
All 39 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
72nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 29 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 29 / 13 / 10 |
| … became law | 10 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 10 (3) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 137 ÷ 107.16 = 1.28 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (10), Children, families & social services (5), Health & mental health (4) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Nick Gauthier DHouse 38 19
- Laurie Sweet DHouse 91 16
- Martha Marx DSenate 20 16
- Julie Kushner DSenate 24 15
- M.J. Shannon DHouse 117 14
- Nick Menapace DHouse 37 14
- Bob Duff DSenate 25 13
- Ceci Maher DSenate 26 13
- Jimmy Sánchez DHouse 6 13
- Josh Elliott DHouse 88 13
“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 17
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Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27S17%27&dist_name=Cabrera,%20Jorge on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut State Senate.