RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Eric Berthel

Connecticut State Senator, District 32 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Senator, District 32Born 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 18; 57 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.7%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +6.3; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Banking · ranking member
Education · ranking member
Executive and Legislative Nominations · ranking republican member
Internship · ranking republican member
Appropriations

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 57 sponsored · 18 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 247 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Auditors of public accounts · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5509 AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Damages · Became law Jun 2026

SB 468 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS.
Contracts · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5572 AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF WOODBURY.
Conveyances · 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

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Berthel sits in the Connecticut State Senate

Berthel is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Stephen Harding, Henri Martin, Heather Somers

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

With Berthel’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Connecticut State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Berthel	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 6, 2026	SB 477: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL…	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–9
May 6, 2026	HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.	No	No	Yes	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.	No	No	Yes	Passed 27–9
May 4, 2026	HB 5468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF PARENT-MANAGED LEARNING.	No	No	Yes	Passed 22–14
May 2, 2026	SB 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING…	No	No	Yes	Passed 30–6

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

Career

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 68 Connecticut State Senate, District 32

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 32	Won	R+6.3	R+10.5	−4.2
2024	Connecticut State Senate, District 32	Won	R+14.4	—	—
2022	Connecticut State Senate, District 32	Won	R+17.9	—	—
2020	Connecticut State Senate, District 32	Won	R+16.4	—	—
2018	Connecticut State Senate, District 32	Won	R+22.4	—	—
2016	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 68	Won	—	—	—
2014	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 68	Won	R+5.2	—	—
2014	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 68 (primary)	Won	—	—	—