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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.
View AllState Senator Stephen Harding
Senate Minority Leader
Represents: Bethlehem, Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester
LEARN MOREState Senator Henri Martin
Senate Republican Leader Pro Tempore
Represents: Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth, and Thomaston
LEARN MOREState Senator Rob Sampson
Senior Deputy Republican Leader
Represents: Cheshire, Prospect, Southington, Wolcott, and Waterbury
LEARN MOREState Senator Heather Somers
Senior Deputy Republican Leader
Represents: Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown
LEARN MOREState Senator Paul Cicarella
Senior Deputy Republican Leader
Represents: Durham, East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford, and Northford
LEARN MOREState Senator Eric Berthel
Chief Deputy Republican Leader
Represents: Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury
LEARN MOREState Senator Tony Hwang
Chief Deputy Republican Leader
Represents: Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, and Newtown
LEARN MOREState Senator John A. Kissel
Chief Deputy Republican Leader
Represents: East Granby, Ellington, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks
LEARN MOREState Senator Jeff Gordon
Republican Whip
Represents: Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, and Woodstock
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06/18/2026
Sen. Harding Statement on Medicaid Tax Proposal
Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the governor’s proposal to impose a Medicaid tax on large CT employers. “So, let me get this straight. In the past two weeks: Gov. Lamont had nothing to say about Connecticut getting another “F” grade on affordability. He signed a solar bill into law which will increase ... Home
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06/18/2026
Why are CT Democrats Increasing Our Already Unaffordable Electricity Bills? Sen. Harding Updates Talk of CT
CT Senate Republicans · Why are CT Democrats increasing our already unaffordable electricity bills? Sen. Harding updates Talk of CT.
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06/17/2026
CT has an Affordability Problem… So Why Isn’t It Being Addressed? Sen. Perillo Updates WICC’s Paul Pacelli.
CT Senate Republicans · CT has an affordability problem… so why isn’t it being addressed? Sen. Perillo updates WICC’s Paul Pacelli.
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06/17/2026
Want Lower CT Electricity Bills? Send More Republicans to the State Capitol. Sen. Harding Updates WELI’s Vinnie Penn.
CT Senate Republicans · Want lower CT electricity bills? Send more Republicans to the State Capitol. Sen. Harding updates WELI’s Vinnie Penn.
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06/16/2026
“Another Lamont Scandal?” Sen. Harding Statement on PURA’s Admission That CT Laws Were Broken
Sen. Stephen Harding today issued the following statement regarding PURA’s admission that former Chairman and Lamont appointee Marissa Gillett broke numerous Connecticut laws in making unilateral motion decisions and passing off those rulings as decisions made by the full state agency. “Another Lamont administration scandal? Yes indeed. Add this to the growing list. Lies. Deception. ... Home
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06/16/2026
CT Food Stamp Fraud? Double-Digit CT Health Insurance Rate Hikes? Sen. Perillo Updates Talk of CT.
CT Senate Republicans · CT food stamp fraud? Double-digit CT health insurance rate hikes? Sen. Perillo updates Talk of CT.
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06/16/2026
On The Talk of CT, Sen. Perillo Discusses Sikorsky’s Innovation and Impact, as Well as His Efforts to Keep Vulnerable CT Children Safe.
CT Senate Republicans · On The Talk of CT, Sen. Perillo discusses Sikorsky’s innovation and impact, as well as his efforts to keep vulnerable CT children safe.
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06/16/2026
Why Do Tone-Deaf Gov. Lamont and CT Democrats Refuse to Lower Our Unaffordable Electricity Bills? Sen. Harding Updates WICC.
CT Senate Republicans · Why do tone-deaf Gov. Lamont and CT Democrats refuse to lower our unaffordable electricity bills? Sen. Harding updates WICC.
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06/16/2026
Vulnerable CT Children are Not Being Adequately Protected by DCF. What is the Lamont Administration Doing About It? Sen. Harding Updates WICC’s Paul Pacelli.
CT Senate Republicans · Vulnerable CT children are not being adequately protected by DCF. What is the Lamont Administration doing about it? Sen. Harding updates WICC’s Paul Pacelli.
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Today, we honor a pivotal day in our nation’s history. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is a day to celebrate our nation’s greatest founding principle – freedom.
Under the first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation took effect in 1863, declaring enslaved people in the Confederacy to be free. Over the next two years, Union troops worked to enforce it, and slavery was formally abolished nationwide with the 13th Amendment in 1865.
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, the date on which Union General Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, TX, announcing that all enslaved people in Texas, the most remote part of the former Confederacy, were free.
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Summer reruns are back:
High electric rates. Governor Lamont promises action. Another year passes.
Haven’t we seen this episode before?
CT Senate Republicans have a different script.
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