Catherine Osten
Connecticut State Senator, District 19 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 4
- 68 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.2%
- Chamber median 1.5%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · co-chair
- General Law
- Legislative Management
- Legislative Regulation Review
- Transportation
- Veterans' and Military Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Boards of education · Became law May 2026
AIDS (Disease) · Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Osten sits in the Connecticut State Senate
Osten is closer to the center than 92% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Paul Honig, Joan Hartley, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
With Osten’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Connecticut State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Osten’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Osten | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | SB 477: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–9 |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–9 |
| May 5, 2026 | HB 5581: AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF ROCKY HILL. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–9 |
| May 4, 2026 | HB 5468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF PARENT-MANAGED LEARNING. | No | Yes | No | Passed 22–14 |
| May 2, 2026 | SB 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Osten was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Connecticut Senate District 19 | Won | D+20.7 | D+6.7 | +14.0 |
| 2024 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+13.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+12.0 | — | — |
| 2020 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+8.6 | — | — |
| 2018 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+15.8 | — | — |
| 2016 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+17.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+11.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Connecticut State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+3.1 | — | — |
| 2010 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 47 | Lost | R+14.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Connecticut Secretary of the State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $153.8K
- Spent
- $148.5K
- Cash
- $5.3K
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Friends of Cathy Osten State | Active |
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Seats Osten has held
- Connecticut State Senate, District 19 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Osten has run against
- Jason Guidone (R) · 2026 general, won
- Jason Guidone (R) · 2024 election, won
- Pietro Camardella (R) · 2022 election, won
- Steve Weir (R) · 2020 election, won
- Mark A. Lounsbury (R) · 2018 election, won
- Barbara Richardson Crouch (R) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Connecticut Secretary of the State (unofficial)
How we know Osten
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/aec1fe1b-02ac-4802-be69-8714ec0b848e
- Wikidata Q16733901
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET