Connecticut House of Representatives
Representative Vin Candelora
| Seat | House District 86 |
|---|---|
| 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 | vincent.candelora@housegop.ct.gov (official address) |
Committees 1
- Joint Legislative Management Committee Ranking republican member joint
Bills, 2026 session 16 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5039An act requiring transparency and additional oversight of the distribution of certain legislatively directed funds and…Enacted100
- HR 13Resolution raising a committee to inform senator martin m. looney that the house of representatives is organized and…Adopted100
- HR 14Resolution congratulating senator martin m. looney on his distinguished legislative career.Adopted100
- HB 5211An act concerning commercial financing.Passed House of Representatives57
- HB 5228An act concerning electronic nicotine delivery system and vapor product dealers.Passed House of Representatives54
- HB 5010An act exempting tips or gratuities and overtime pay from the personal income tax.In House of Representatives committee23
- HB 5007An act fully reimbursing municipalities for revenue loss associated with a veterans property tax credit.In House of Representatives committee16
- HB 5008An act establishing a small business tax credit.In House of Representatives committee16
- HB 5009An act increasing and expanding the property tax credit against the personal income tax for a primary residence or…In House of Representatives committee16
- HB 5028An act removing the public benefits charge from electric bills.In House of Representatives committee16
- HB 5079An act repealing the passport to the parks fee.In House of Representatives committee7
- HB 5091An act concerning medical assistance for undocumented immigrants and husky c asset limits.In House of Representatives committee7
- HB 5093An act concerning the rebasing of the education cost sharing grant formula for purposes of property tax relief.In House of Representatives committee7
- HB 5005An act concerning the sales price threshold of motor vehicles subject to a higher sales and use taxes rate.In House of Representatives committee6
- HB 5006An act concerning the sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store.In House of Representatives committee6
All 16 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
11th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 14 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 3 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 16 ÷ 87.86 = 0.18 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (7), Business, jobs & the economy (5), Courts & civil law (3) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Dave Rutigliano RHouse 123 13
- Devin Carney RHouse 23 12
- Mitch Bolinsky RHouse 106 12
- Tami Zawistowski RHouse 61 12
- Tom O'Dea RHouse 125 12
- Tim Ackert RHouse 8 11
- Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 11
- Craig Fishbein RHouse 90 10
- Lezlye Zupkus RHouse 89 10
- Ben McGorty RHouse 122 8
“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 86
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- Middlesex, New Haven
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Source
Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27086%27&dist_name=Candelora,%20Vincent%20J. 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.