Tony Hwang
Connecticut State Senator, District 28 since 2014. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 10 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 10.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 23
- 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.3%
- Chamber median 1.5%
- With party
- 86%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.2
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 10
- 2008–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Aging · ranking republican member
- Insurance and Real Estate · ranking republican member
- Transportation · ranking republican member
- Finance, Revenue and Bonding
- Planning and Development
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Highway safety · Became law Jun 2026
Governor's Workforce Council · Became law Jun 2026
Contracts · Became law Jun 2026
Advisory bodies · Became law Jun 2026
Marketing · Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hwang sits in the Connecticut State Senate
Hwang is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: John Kissel, Jason Perillo, Paul Cicarella
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
With Hwang’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans86%
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: Hwang’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hwang | 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. | Yes | 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. | Yes | 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 Hwang 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Connecticut State Senate, District 28 | Won | R+9.2 | D+18.4 | +27.6 |
| 2022 | Connecticut State Senate, District 28 | Won | R+1.4 | D+22.6 | +24.0 |
| 2020 | Connecticut State Senate, District 28 | Won | R+3.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | Connecticut State Senate, District 28 | Won | R+4.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Connecticut State Senate, District 28 | Won | R+20.7 | — | — |
| 2014 | Connecticut State Senate, District 28 | Won | R+12.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Connecticut State Senate, District 28 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 | Won | R+31.0 | — | — |
| 2010 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 | Won | R+33.9 | — | — |
| 2008 | Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 | Won | R+5.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hwang has held
- Connecticut State Senate, District 28 · since 2014
- Connecticut House of Representatives, District 134 · 2008–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hwang has run against
- Rob Blanchard (D) · 2024 election, won
- Timothy Gavin (D) · 2022 election, won
- Michelle McCabe (D) · 2020 election, won
- Philip Dwyer (D) · 2016 election, won
- Kim Fawcett (D) · 2014 election, won
- Heather Dean (D) · 2012 election, won
- Michael Murren (D) · 2010 election, won
- Tom Christiano (D) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hwang
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b1ab473b-e7ff-4c53-96af-ee796c89f4dd
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET