Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Heather Somers

Connecticut State Senator, District 18 since 2016. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5.

Connecticut State Senator, District 18Born 1966

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 30; 66 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.2%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −5.0; Lost 2026
Elections: 6; 2016–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations · ranking republican member
Public Health · ranking member
Commerce
Education
Legislative Regulation Review

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 66 sponsored · 30 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

HB 5259 AN ACT CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Boards of education · Became law Jun 2026

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

SB 483 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF DIGITAL DEFRAUDING.
Electronic commerce · Became law Jun 2026

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

SB 367 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ROADSIDE SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH WRECKERS AND TOWING…
Highway safety · 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 Somers sits in the Connecticut State Senate

Somers is closer to the center than 45% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Henri Martin, Jeff Gordon, Paul Cicarella

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

With Somers’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%

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: Somers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Somers	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…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 30–6

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

Career

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut State Senate, District 18

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 State Senate, District 18	Lost	D+5.0	D+5.4	+0.4
2024	Connecticut State Senate, District 18	Won	R+18.1	D+5.4	+23.5
2022	Connecticut State Senate, District 18	Won	R+12.6	D+8.7	+21.3
2020	Connecticut State Senate, District 18	Won	R+4.8	—	—
2018	Connecticut State Senate, District 18	Won	R+9.5	—	—
2016	Connecticut State Senate, District 18	Won	R+14.7	—	—