DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Melissa Osborne

Connecticut State Representative, District 16 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Representative, District 16Born 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 5; 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.8%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 94%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +23.7; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Government Administration and Elections · vice chair
General Law
Judiciary

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 11 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

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 5557 AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF…
Developmental Services, Department of · Became law Jun 2026

HB 5558 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS.
Child abuse and neglect reports of cases · Became law May 2026

HB 5334 AN ACT CONCERNING RIPARIAN AREAS.
Agriculture · 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 Osborne sits in the Connecticut House of Representatives

Osborne is closer to the center than 83% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Treneé McGee, Savet Constantine, Jonathan Steinberg

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

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

Date	Bill	Osborne	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 Osborne 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 16

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 16	Won	—	D+30.3	—
2024	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 16	Won	D+23.7	—	—
2022	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 16	Won	D+12.5	—	—
2020	Connecticut State Senate, District 8	Lost	R+5.0	—	—
2018	Connecticut State Senate, District 8	Lost	R+13.6	—	—
2014	Connecticut State Senate, District 8	Lost	R+26.6	—	—
2014	Connecticut State Senate, District 8 (primary)	Won	—	—	—