PROUDLY SERVING THE 16TH DISTRICT
State Senator Rob Sampson
Senior Deputy Republican Leader
Rob Sampson, re-elected to a fourth term in 2024, represents Connecticut’s 16th District. He is the Ranking Member on the Government Administration & Elections Committee, the Housing Committee, and the Labor & Public Employees Committee. Rob is widely known as an advocate for America’s core principles, restoring our system of limited, representative, constitutional government, protecting private contracts and defending the natural rights of his constituents.
“I am honored to be chosen by the people of the 16th District as their voice at the State Capitol. I remain committed to defending our American principles of freedom, representation, limited constitutional self-government, and the rule of law. I believe that with hard work and our collective voices, Connecticut can become a safer and more affordable state with a bright future for all. As always, I will put in the hard work to make it happen.”
LATEST COLUMN
'Connecticut Deserves Focus, Not Distraction' (February 2026)
As we head into a new legislative session, Connecticut residents deserve an honest assessment of where we are—and where we are headed.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Senator Rob Sampson invites you to attend a Pre-Session Legislative Discussion in the 16th district!
The most revealing phrase in Hartford is this: “the state’s money.”
No.
It’s not theirs.
It never was.
It belongs to the people who earned it.
And when politicians find themselves with “extra,” the moral response isn’t to stash it in a political slush fund. It’s to give it back.
I said that on the Senate floor. Watch.
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For Immediate Release
February 12, 2026
Sen. Rob Sampson and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding one of the people charged in the 2023 Bridgeport absentee ballot fraud investigation getting sentenced to 2 years in prison, execution suspended, and 2 years of probation.
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“The embarrassing Connecticut headlines will continue for years and years.
That’s because one-party rule Connecticut Democrats at the State Capitol refuse to admit and acknowledge what the rest of the state sees: We need election integrity reform.
Republicans have been shouting from the rooftops about this even prior to the viral Bridgeport ballot stuffing videos which made Connecticut a national embarrassment.
Connecticut Democrats have shown zero interest in ensuring election integrity and have repeatedly voted ‘no’ on Republicans’ repeated efforts to fix this obviously broken system.
Bridgeport’s Democrat state senator has stated on the record that what we have seen in Bridgeport is not just happening in Bridgeport. It’s happening across many of our towns. A federal investigation is critical to ensuring integrity, transparency and accountability.
Connecticut Republicans will continue to call for election safeguards, including presenting identification when voting, ending the use of absentee drop boxes and signature verification for all.”
Today we celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican President of the United States, elected by a party founded to end slavery and defend the simple but revolutionary truth that all men are created equal.
Lincoln preserved the Union and led the effort that destroyed slavery in America. Through the Emancipation Proclamation and his leadership securing the 13th Amendment, he forced the nation to confront the contradiction between slavery and the promise of the Declaration of Independence.
When the founders wrote that all men are created equal, they meant equal in natural rights, equal before the law, and equally entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That principle is the moral core of America.
It has never enforced itself. It requires courage to defend it.
And today, it is under strain. We are told equality under the law is not enough. We are told government should divide us by race, engineer outcomes, and replace equal justice with “equity.”
That was not Lincoln’s cause. Nor is it the promise of the Declaration.
Lincoln moved our nation closer to its highest ideals. He did his part.
Our responsibility is to protect those ideals in our time and continue the work of securing equal rights and liberty for every citizen.
That is what inspires me in my small role today.
We must all do our part.
