RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Mark DeCaprio

Connecticut State Representative, District 48 since 2022. Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Connecticut State Representative, District 48Born 1957

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 2; 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +3.3; Won 2024
Elections: 4; 2018–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Judiciary
Public Safety and Security
Veterans' and Military Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 22 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 148 AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO AQUACULTURE-RELATED STATUTES AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN FARMING-RELATED…
Agriculture, Department of · Became law May 2026

HB 5421 AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE PATIENT LIFTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE OFFICES AND FACILITIES.
Disabled persons · Became law May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where DeCaprio sits in the Connecticut House of Representatives

DeCaprio is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mark Anderson, Joe Canino, Steve Weir

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

With DeCaprio’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: DeCaprio’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48

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 of Representatives, District 48	Counting	D+0.5	D+0.8	+0.3
2024	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48	Won	R+3.3	D+0.8	+4.1
2022	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48	Won	R+3.7	D+4.1	+7.8
2018	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48	Lost	D+10.2	—	—