DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Travis Simms

Connecticut State Representative, District 140 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Connecticut State Representative, District 140Born 1971Boxer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 13; 69 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 17.0%; Chamber median 1.3%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +64.5; 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.

Appropriations
Judiciary
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 69 sponsored · 13 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 509 AN ACT CONCERNING ADDRESS VERIFICATION REFORMS FOR REGISTRANTS.
Address · 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 9 AN ACT SUPPORTING COMMUTERS AND MICROTRANSIT SERVICES AND CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
Boards of education · Became law May 2026

HB 5567 AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FACILITIES.
Advanced practice nurses · 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 Simms sits in the Connecticut House of Representatives

Simms is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jack Fazzino, Matt Blumenthal, Amy Morrin Bello

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

With Simms’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

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

Date	Bill	Simms	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…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 107–40

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Simms was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Connecticut House of Representatives, District 140

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 of Representatives, District 140	Won	D+64.5	D+29.0	+35.5
2024	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 140	Won	D+48.9	D+29.0	+19.9
2022	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 140	Won	—	D+55.5	—
2020	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 140	Won	D+56.2	—	—
2018	Connecticut House of Representatives, District 140	Won	D+50.4	—	—