DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Chris Poulos

Connecticut State Representative, District 81 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Representative, District 81Born 1974

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 20; 74 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.8%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 77%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +15.4; 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.

Education
Public Safety and Security
Veterans' and Military Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 74 sponsored · 20 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 282 AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE NEGLECTED CEMETERY ACCOUNT AND CONCERNING CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF WARTIME…
Burial · Became law Jun 2026

SB 220 AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD…
Assessments · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5467 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEE FOR THE…
Community development · Became law Jun 2026

SB 306 AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY STRATEGY.
Assessments · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5485 AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING STUDY.
Aging and Disability Services, Department of · Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Poulos sits in the Connecticut House of Representatives

Poulos is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jill Barry, Michael DiGiovancarlo, Pat Boyd

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET

With Poulos’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats77%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Poulos’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Poulos	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 6, 2026	SB 335: AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 112–38
May 6, 2026	SB 477: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 105–45
May 6, 2026	SB 87: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONPROFIT PROVIDER ADVISORY BOARD AND PROHIBITING AUTO INSURANCE…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 122–27
May 5, 2026	SB 439: AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS IN…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 78–71
May 4, 2026	SB 268: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMPTROLLER TO WITHHOLD PAYMENT FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PREVAILING…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 107–40

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Poulos was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 81

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 House District 81	Won	D+15.4	R+5.5	+20.9
2024	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 81	Won	D+12.0	—	—
2022	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 81	Won	Even	—	—