Ryan Fazio
Connecticut State Senator, District 36 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 2. Lost the 2026 race for Connecticut Governor.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.3%
- Chamber median 1.5%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −19.1
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Energy and Technology · ranking republican member
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding · ranking member
- Education
- Planning and Development
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Fazio sits in the Connecticut State Senate
Fazio is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Stephen Harding, Eric Berthel, Henri Martin
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
With Fazio’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Connecticut State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Fazio’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Fazio | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | SB 477: AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, A MUNICIPAL… | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–9 |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 5340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. | No | No | Yes | 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. | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–9 |
| May 4, 2026 | HB 5468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF PARENT-MANAGED LEARNING. | No | No | Yes | Passed 22–14 |
| May 2, 2026 | SB 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING… | No | No | Yes | Passed 30–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Fazio was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 | Governor of Connecticut | Lost | D+19.1 | D+14.8 | −4.3 |
| 2024 | Connecticut State Senate, District 36 | Won | R+3.5 | D+19.9 | +23.4 |
| 2022 | Connecticut State Senate, District 36 | Won | R+0.2 | D+24.9 | +25.1 |
| 2020 | Connecticut State Senate, District 36 | Lost | D+2.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Connecticut Secretary of the State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Fazio has held
- Connecticut State Senate, District 36 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fazio has run against
- Ned Lamont (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Nick Simmons (D) · 2024 election, won
- Trevor Crow (D) · 2022 election, won
- Alex Kasser (D) · 2020 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Connecticut Secretary of the State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 15 polls; Fazio’s best result was 41% (Connecticut Governor, 2026).
Fazio’s polls in the database →How we know Fazio
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c5800b0c-c84a-4e63-83fa-8aaad9b6535f
- Wikidata Q108130263
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET