DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Paul Honig

Connecticut State Senator, District 8 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Senator, District 8

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 9; 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +20.1; Won 2026
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
Veterans' and Military Affairs · co-chair
Banking
Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Insurance and Real Estate
Planning and Development
Public Safety and Security

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 28 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 478 AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES.
Attorney General · 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 5374 AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH COVERAGE MANDATES FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Childbirth · Became law May 2026

SB 4 AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION.
Attorney General · Became law May 2026

SB 5 AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY.
Administrative Services, Department of · 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 Honig sits in the Connecticut State Senate

Honig is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Cathy Osten, Joan Hartley, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox

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

With Honig’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%

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

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut State Senate, District 8

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 Senate District 8	Won	D+20.1	D+12.6	+7.5
2024	Connecticut State Senate, District 8	Won	D+0.6	—	—
2022	Connecticut State Senate, District 8	Lost	R+0.3	—	—
2020	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 76	Lost	R+23.6	—	—
2018	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 76	Lost	R+29.0	—	—