Welcome to the Connecticut Senate Republican Office!
Our mission is to promote conservative values, strengthen communities, and build a better future for all. Leading through a lens of intention and compassion, we advocate for policies that drive economic growth, protect individual freedoms, and ensure a government that serves the people.
Meet Our State Senators
Our State Senators are dedicated leaders, each bringing their unique expertise to advance common sense policies, strengthen our communities, and build a brighter future for Connecticut.
Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the appeal by Eversource of the decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to deny the sale of Aquarion Company to a new nonprofit. “Attorney General William Tong says, ‘no one wants this deal’ and that state utility regulators were right to reject this ‘costly loser’. Ok, ... Home
Sen. John A. Kissel, Ranking Senator on the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Paul Cicarella and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the Dec. 1 assault of an Osborn Correctional Institution Correction Officer by an incarcerated individual. “The injured Officer and her family are in our thoughts, and we send gratitude as she recovers from ... Home
Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Ryan Fazio, and Sen. Jeff Gordon issued the following statement regarding a top executive at the state’s largest utility renewing calls to remove the controversial public benefits charge from electric bills. (https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/top-eversource-exec-calls-for-removing-public-benefits-charge-from-electric-bills-democratic-lawmaker-pushes-back/) “Republicans have argued for years that the state should eliminate these hidden taxes from our electric bills. Our electricity ... Home
For Immediate Release On behalf of the Senate Republican Caucus, Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the shooting and killing of National Guardsmen just blocks from the White House today. “Heartbreaking and devastating. We pray for the Guardsmen’s families. We pray for the safety of law enforcement officers throughout our nation and their families. We must also see ... Home
For Immediate Release Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the governor’s signing today of House Bill 8002: “This is a monumental step toward state–controlled zoning. That’s why Senate Republicans voted against it. It had no public hearing. It removes local decision-making in the zoning process. It won’t lower Connecticut’s housing costs. And it will increase your property taxes. Thank Gov. Lamont and ... Home
For Immediate Release Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Henri Martin and Sen. Rob Sampson issued the following statement regarding the state’s audit report on Eastern Connecticut State University. (https://wp.cga.ct.gov/apa/wp-content/cgacustom/reports/FullReports/Eastern%20Connecticut%20State%20University%20FULL_20251125_FY2023,2024.pdf) “Another state university audit brings – you guessed it – more findings of past misuse of state government purchasing cards. A lack of oversight. A lack of internal controls. It had ... Home
HARTFORD, CT – State Senator Jeff Gordon (R-Woodstock) released the following statement regarding a recent audit that revealed the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners appeals found significant delays between appeal requests and scheduled hearings. As of March 13, 2024, 1203 cases remained unheard, with hearings scheduled through March 2026. The backlog included 590 denials and ... Home
HARTFORD, CT – State Senator Jeff Gordon (R-Woodstock) released the following statement about the Eversource supply charge for electricity increasing by about 30% for Standard Service customers starting January 1st. This increase will only impact customers on Standard Service; if a customer has a third-party supplier, starting January 1st, they won’t be impacted. “Electric bills ... Home
💡🔌When even a top exec from the state’s largest utility giant says the PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE (hidden taxes) on your electric bill has to go… you know it’s bad.
Republicans have been demanding this for years, and we are not stopping until the public benefits charge is gone and families get the relief they deserve. We will continue the fight to eliminate this charge during the 2026 legislative session and make our great state more affordable!
📢See the statement from Sen. Harding, Sen. Fazio, and Sen. Gordon. ... See MoreSee Less
💸More cost increases could be on their way to CT families thanks to bad decisions made under disgraced former PURA Chair, Marissa Gillett’s leadership.
“Rates could increase if flawed rate decisions are corrected in ways that permit utilities to recover the enormous sums they say they have invested in networks but have been prevented — while Gillett ran the Public Utility Regulatory Authority— from recovering from customers.” ... See MoreSee Less
“There is a collection of individuals who continue to cover up wrongdoing. And so as long as that culture is still there, I think there is a problem,” a GOP leader said.
#ICYMI - Gov. Ned Lamont and CT Democrats spent theirs officially stripping every town in Connecticut of its decision-making abilities for local zoning.
Of course, they remember how YOU already told them “NO” to this legislation earlier in the year - they didn’t care.
Gov. Lamont and the Democrat supermajority decided your tax dollars and your local authority belong to them, and you and your town need to learn to do what you're told.
So, right before the holidays, they rammed through a law that lets Hartford decide how your town gets developed while they spend hundreds of millions on zoning schemes that have failed everywhere else.
This is a breathtakingly arrogant power grab - just the latest in a long line of terrible decisions Democrats keep inflicting on our state. ... See MoreSee Less
