DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Joe Gresko

Connecticut State Representative, District 121 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Representative, District 121Born 1964

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 16; 65 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.1%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +47.7; 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.

Energy and Technology
Environment
Executive and Legislative Nominations
Legislative Management

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 65 sponsored · 16 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 5153 AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATED STATUTES.
Comptroller · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5521 AN ACT CONCERNING STERILE CULTIVARS, APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS AS FILL AND…
Affordable housing · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5340 AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.
Administrative Services, Department of · 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

HB 5333 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF STRIPED BASS FISHING IN THE STATE, A WORKING GROUP CONCERNING THE…
Bait · 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 Gresko sits in the Connecticut House of Representatives

Gresko is closer to the center than 84% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jaime Foster, Jonathan Steinberg, Melissa Osborne

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

With Gresko’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%

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

Date	Bill	Gresko	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…	No	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 Gresko was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 121

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 121	Won	D+47.7	D+18.5	+29.2
2024	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 121	Won	D+32.9	—	—
2022	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 121	Won	D+30.3	—	—
2020	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 121	Won	D+38.6	—	—
2018	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 121	Won	D+40.5	—	—
2016	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 121	Won	—	—	—