State Senator
State Senate District 12; Connecticut
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 96,947 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,624,508 ÷ 96,947) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.73, measured against a statewide vote in CT (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Christine Cohen serves in the Connecticut Senate and has co-owned and operated Cohen's Bagels since 2003. She holds a business degree from Western Connecticut State University.
Records: Labor Rights 5 for, Social Programs and Welfare 4 for, Environment and Public Health 3 for,
Republican · declared
Lisa Deane * is a Republican candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 12 (2024) in 2026.
Source: ballotpedia.org