State Senator Stephen Harding
State Senator Stephen Harding
Senate Minority Leader
Stephen Harding, named Senate Minority Leader in 2024, represents Connecticut’s 30th Senate District. He was first elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving four terms in the 107th House District. A lawyer and Brookfield resident for nearly 30 years, Senator Harding has been involved with local boards and is a coach for youth sports. He serves as Ranking Member of the Environment Committee and Legislative Management Committee. He is also a member on the Education, Finance, and Judiciary Committees.
The 2026 legislative session starts tomorrow, and CT Senate Republicans are ready to fight for YOU!
💵Fight for a more affordable Connecticut by lowering taxes.
⚡️Fight to lower electric rates and eliminate the public benefits charge.
🏛️Fight to end waste, fraud, and corruption in state government, which Governor Lamont calls “small ball.”
🏡And fight to restore local control for municipalities across our state.
After over a decade of one-party rule, Democrats are completely out of touch with how their decisions impact the people of our state.
Connecticut can do better, and Senate Republicans will fight for common sense policies to help you with the issues that matter most!
It was great to welcome students from Brookfield’s Candlewood Elementary School to the Connecticut State Capitol this week!
These students got a behind-the-scenes look at how the legislative process works and how state government serves the people of Connecticut. Nothing beats seeing young people excited about civics and eager to learn how their government works.
Thank you to the teachers and chaperones who made the trip possible and to the students for bringing such great energy to the Capitol. The future is bright!
A great article from The Lakeville Journal that details how proposed increases in farmland property taxes would have impacted farmers right here in our district. These are real costs that would seriously impact family farms and generational operations.
Pausing the reassessments is an important first step, but our farmers need long-term certainty and fair treatment. I will continue standing with our farming community and fighting to protect Connecticut farmland.
Harding sounds alarm on farm tax hikes; Lamont halts reassessments
lakevillejournal.com
NORTH CANAAN — Concerns mounted last week across the state and Northwest Corner that proposed farmland tax increases could threaten the future of working farms. In response, owners of large agricult...