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Gary Winfield

Democratic · CT · CT State Senator

Gary Winfield serves in the Connecticut Senate and works for the American Association of University Professors. He holds a political science degree from Southern Connecticut State University.

Where Gary Winfield stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records),

Campaign Finance Information — State Senator

Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026

Data last updated September 2, 2026

Raised
$24,000

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Retired$4,431
  • Lobbyist$3,400
  • Trial lawyer$2,025
  • Attorney$1,112
  • Government Relations$705

Source: Connecticut eCRIS · 2026 cycle · seec.ct.gov

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted to pass SB 7, a bill to protect access to emergency and reproductive health care if federal rules weaken. The Connecticut Senate passed it 25-10. The House later passed a changed version and the Senate never took it up again, so it did not become law.

    May 22, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support
  • Voted to pass House Bill 5004, which sets new state targets for cutting greenhouse gases and creates a Clean Economy Council. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 26-10 and became law.

    June 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 29, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 9, which makes insurers and lenders tell customers about flood risk and flood insurance. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 28-8 and became law.

    May 15, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 29, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
  • Voted to pass SB 8, a bill to let striking workers claim unemployment benefits after fourteen days. The Connecticut Senate passed it 24-11. The Governor vetoed it, so it did not become law.

    May 28, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 1221, which expands the state retirement savings program to home care aides from July 2026. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 25-11 and became law.

    May 1, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 30, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 5 support
  • Voted to pass SB 8, a bill to let striking workers claim unemployment benefits after fourteen days. The Connecticut Senate passed it 24-11. The Governor vetoed it, so it did not become law.

    May 28, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 1371, a bill to require just cause and a neutral hearing officer before firing a tenured teacher. The Connecticut Senate passed it 27-8. The House did not vote on it, so it did not become law.

    May 20, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 1222, a bill to extend workers' compensation to public works employees traveling to emergency call-ins. The Connecticut Senate passed it 24-12. The House did not vote on it, so it did not become law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 1488, a bill to let the Comptroller withhold payment from contractors under a prevailing wage stop work order. The Connecticut Senate passed it 27-8. The House did not vote on it, so it did not become law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 1427, a bill to open paid family and medical leave to certain school employees. The Connecticut Senate passed it 24-11. The House later passed a changed version and the Senate never took it up again, so it did not become law.

    May 8, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Co-sponsored House Bill 6930, signed into law in July 2025 as Public Act 25-137. It requires Connecticut cannabis businesses to keep an active social equity plan and report on it yearly, and makes the state's Social Equity Council adopt an ethics code and a strategic plan.

    April 28, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: prdext3.cga.ct.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 support
  • Voted to pass House Bill 7066, which makes every school name an administrator to handle contacts with federal immigration officers. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 25-9 and became law.

    February 25, 2025Supports Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 29, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 3 support
  • Co-sponsored a Connecticut bill requiring landlords to show a reason before evicting certain tenants and mobile manufactured home park residents (Senate Bill 257).

    March 20, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: prdext3.cga.ct.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 5002, a bill to make towns allow small multi-unit housing on business-zoned land and rewrite zoning law. The Connecticut Senate passed it 20-15. The Governor vetoed it, so it did not become law.

    May 31, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 1187, which limits when a sewer authority can take a person's home over unpaid bills. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 23-11 and became law.

    May 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 30, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 4 support
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 1312, which changes several unemployment and workplace rules, including a shorter employer protest window. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 25-11 and became law.

    May 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 30, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 1358, which makes state agencies raise nonprofit human services contract rates with inflation from 2027. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 28-8 and became law.

    May 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 29, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 6, a bill to expand state supports for children under five and disconnected youth. The Connecticut Senate passed it 22-12. The House did not vote on it, so it did not become law.

    May 13, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 1427, a bill to open paid family and medical leave to certain school employees. The Connecticut Senate passed it 24-11. The House later passed a changed version and the Senate never took it up again, so it did not become law.

    May 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support
  • Voted to pass House Bill 7042, which lets people sue gun makers and sellers that fail to keep reasonable controls over sales. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 25-11 and became law.

    May 30, 2025Supports Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 29, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support
  • Voted to pass SB 1356, a bill to widen the consumer data privacy law to more companies, data brokers and social media. The Connecticut Senate passed it 26-9. The House did not vote on it, so it did not become law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 support
  • Co-sponsored Connecticut Senate Bill 1380, which bars health care providers from discriminating against people when providing care. The governor signed it on July 8, 2025 (Public Act 25-154).

    June 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: prdext3.cga.ct.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 6913, which bars nursing homes and assisted living communities from discriminating against residents. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 26-10 and became law.

    May 22, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 29, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 1481, a bill to make Medicaid providers agree in writing not to discriminate. The Connecticut Senate passed it 24-11. The House did not vote on it, so it did not become law.

    May 20, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 3 support
  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 3, which requires advertised prices to include every fee and creates a right to repair. It passed the Connecticut State Senate 25-10 and became law.

    May 15, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 29, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 1488, a bill to let the Comptroller withhold payment from contractors under a prevailing wage stop work order. The Connecticut Senate passed it 27-8. The House did not vote on it, so it did not become law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026

  • Co-sponsored House Bill 6930, signed into law in July 2025 as Public Act 25-137. It requires Connecticut cannabis businesses to keep an active social equity plan and report on it yearly, and makes the state's Social Equity Council adopt an ethics code and a strategic plan.

    April 28, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: prdext3.cga.ct.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — General

General · 1 record
  • Co-sponsored Connecticut Senate Bill 1380, which bars health care providers from discriminating against people when providing care. The governor signed it on July 8, 2025 (Public Act 25-154).

    June 17, 2025

    Source: prdext3.cga.ct.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Race Gary Winfield is in:

  • State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 10; Connecticut · incumbent

Profile last researched August 7, 2026.