Connecticut State Senate
Senator Matt Lesser
| Seat | Senate District 9 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 2800 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2800, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 860-240-0511 |
| Write to | matthew.lesser@cga.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 9, 2019 |
Committees 6
- Joint Human Services Committee Co-chair joint
- Joint Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee Vice chair joint
- Joint Appropriations Committee joint
- Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee joint
- Joint Judiciary Committee joint
- Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee joint
Bills, 2026 session 33 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5340An act concerning renewable power generation.Enacted100
- SB 430An act adopting the integrated setting standard of the americans with disabilities act for public entities.Enacted100
- HB 5557An act concerning a plan to revise the definition of intellectual disability and the establishment of working groups on…Enacted100
- HB 5561An act concerning a five-year medicaid rate review, dental representation on a medical assistance oversight council…Enacted100
- HB 5562An act concerning various revisions to human services statutes.Enacted100
- SB 478An act concerning consumer safeguards for long-term care policies.Enacted100
- SB 87An act establishing a nonprofit provider advisory board and prohibiting auto insurance penalties on volunteer drivers…Enacted100
- HB 5558An act concerning the department of developmental services' abuse and neglect investigations.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 5127An act concerning credit cards and health and veterinary care services.Enacted100
- SB 397An act concerning democracy and government accountability and the use and retention of data derived from automated…Enacted100
All 33 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
66th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 22 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 19 / 10 / 9 |
| … became law | 9 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 11 (6) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 126 ÷ 107.16 = 1.18 |
| Most-authored topics | Children, families & social services (7), Business, jobs & the economy (6), Schools (K–12) (3) |
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
- Nick Gauthier DHouse 38 20
- Saud Anwar DSenate 3 17
- Martha Marx DSenate 20 16
- Derek Slap DSenate 5 15
- Julie Kushner DSenate 24 14
- Nick Menapace DHouse 37 14
- Josh Elliott DHouse 88 13
- Laurie Sweet DHouse 91 13
- M.J. Shannon DHouse 117 13
- Pat Miller DSenate 27 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 9
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- Hartford, Middlesex
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Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27S09%27&dist_name=Lesser,%20Matthew%20L. on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut State Senate.