Connecticut State Senate
Senator Paul Honig
| Seat | Senate District 8 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic (also Working Families line) |
| Capitol office | Room 2302 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2302, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 860-240-0598 |
| Write to | paul.honig@cga.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 8, 2025 |
Committees 7
- Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee Vice chair joint
- Joint Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee Co-chair joint
- Joint Banking Committee joint
- Joint Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee joint
- Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee joint
- Joint Planning and Development Committee joint
- Joint Public Safety and Security Committee joint
Bills, 2026 session 22 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5557An act concerning a plan to revise the definition of intellectual disability and the establishment of working groups on…Enacted100
- SB 478An act concerning consumer safeguards for long-term care policies.Enacted100
- HB 5374An act concerning health coverage mandates for certain health conditions.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 5143An act requiring training for homemaker-companion agency employees.Enacted100
- SB 2An act supporting local commerce.Passed Senate committee49
- SB 386An act concerning the use of ranked-choice voting in party caucuses, conventions and primaries, including presidential…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 6An act concerning supports for children and families.Passed Senate committee40
- SB 3An act concerning health care affordability.Passed Senate committee39
All 22 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
38th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 14 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 12 / 5 / 5 |
| … became law | 5 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 8 (4) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 73 ÷ 107.16 = 0.68 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (4), Budget & taxes (3), Children, families & social services (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
- Saud Anwar DSenate 3 15
- Martha Marx DSenate 20 14
- Nick Gauthier DHouse 38 14
- Anthony Nolan DHouse 39 13
- Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 13
- Ceci Maher DSenate 26 12
- Julie Kushner DSenate 24 12
- Laurie Sweet DHouse 91 12
- M.J. Shannon DHouse 117 12
- Matt Lesser DSenate 9 12
“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 8
- Counties
- Hartford, Litchfield
- Find your district
- Who represents me?
- House members sharing a county
- Matt Ritter (1), Minnie Gonzalez (3), Julio Concepción (4), Maryam Khan (5), Jimmy Sánchez (6), Joshua Hall (7), Jason Rojas (9), Henry Genga (10), Patrick Biggins (11), Geoff Luxenberg (12), Jason Doucette (13), Tom Delnicki (14), Bobby Gibson (15), Melissa Osborne (16), Eleni DeGraw (17), Jill Gilchrest (18), Tammy Exum (19), Kate Farrar (20), Mike Demicco (21), Rebecca Martinez (22), Manny Sanchez (24), Iris Sánchez (25), Dave DeFronzo (26), Gary Turco (27), Amy Morrin Bello (28), Kerry Wood (29), Donna Veach (30), Jill Barry (31), Steve Weir (55), Jaime Foster (57), John Santanella (58), Carol Hall (59), Jane Garibay (60), Tami Zawistowski (61), Mark Anderson (62), Jay Case (63), Maria Horn (64), Joe Canino (65), Karen Reddington-Hughes (66), Billy Buckbee (67), Joe Polletta (68), Jason Buchsbaum (69), John Piscopo (76), Cara Pavalock-D'Amato (77), Joe Hoxha (78), Mary Fortier (79), Gale Mastrofrancesco (80), Chris Poulos (81), Jack Fazzino (83), Pat Callahan (108)
Official district map: see the official Senate page.
Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026
No lobbyist expenditure reports naming this member are in our data.
Registered lobbyists and the organizations they represent are on our sister site, the Connecticut Lobby Guide.
A reported expenditure is a legal, disclosed activity and does not imply wrongdoing.
Source
Copied from https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/paul-honig on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut State Senate.