DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Saud Anwar

Connecticut State Senator, District 3 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Senator, District 3

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 39; 152 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.1; 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.

Insurance and Real Estate · vice chair
Public Health · co-chair
Appropriations
Housing
Human Services

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 152 sponsored · 39 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

HB 5165 AN ACT REQUIRING AN EVALUATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER TO MANAGE HOSPITALS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS OR…
Attorney General · Became law Jun 2026

SB 430 AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES.
Complaint · Became law Jun 2026

SB 125 AN ACT REQUIRING NURSING HOMES TO ANNUALLY REPORT CERTAIN OWNERSHIP INFORMATION REGARDING INVESTMENT…
Financial disclosure · Became law Jun 2026

SB 282 AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE NEGLECTED CEMETERY ACCOUNT AND CONCERNING CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF WARTIME…
Burial · Became law Jun 2026

SB 391 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN…
Cancer · 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 Anwar sits in the Connecticut State Senate

Anwar is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Ceci Maher, M.D. Rahman, Matt Lesser

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

With Anwar’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut State Senate, District 3

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 3	Won	D+34.1	D+23.3	+10.8
2024	Connecticut State Senate, District 3	Won	D+27.5	—	—
2022	Connecticut State Senate, District 3	Won	D+21.8	—	—
2020	Connecticut State Senate, District 3	Won	—	—	—
2016	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 14	Lost	R+5.2	—	—