DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Julie Kushner

Connecticut State Senator, District 24 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Senator, District 24

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 26; 85 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.9%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +25.1; 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.

Appropriations · vice chair
Labor and Public Employees · co-chair
Children
Education
Executive and Legislative Nominations
Public Health

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 85 sponsored · 26 became law

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SB 509 AN ACT CONCERNING ADDRESS VERIFICATION REFORMS FOR REGISTRANTS.
Address · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5155 AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDE REPORTING MODERNIZATION.
Agriculture, Department of · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5340 AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.
Administrative Services, Department of · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5561 AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT…
Audits · Became law Jun 2026

SB 478 AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES.
Attorney General · 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 Kushner sits in the Connecticut State Senate

Kushner is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jorge Cabrera, Jan Hochadel, Gary Winfield

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

With Kushner’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%

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

Date	Bill	Kushner	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.	Yes	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 Kushner was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut State Senate, District 24

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 24	Won	D+25.1	D+10.4	+14.7
2024	Connecticut State Senate, District 24	Won	D+7.0	D+10.4	−3.4
2022	Connecticut State Senate, District 24	Won	D+4.9	D+18.5	−13.6
2020	Connecticut State Senate, District 24	Won	D+12.2	—	—
2018	Connecticut State Senate, District 24	Won	D+7.9	—	—