Representative · Connecticut's 1st district

John B. Larson

John B. Larson is a Democratic representative for Connecticut's 1st district, in Congress since 1999. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 19, and cast 455 of 459 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 1999
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6752.8%19 of 675 · rank 143 of 43999%455 of 459 · rank 131 of 439200 became law18%66 of 374
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2223.7%45 of 1,222 · rank 140 of 44298%812 of 826 · rank 175 of 44240 became law21%61 of 286
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.2%12 of 997 · rank 192 of 44398%555 of 565 · rank 202 of 443150 became law5%23 of 450

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.40+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
  2. H.R. 5184: Affordable HOMES ActYea
    Jan 9, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 263–147· Against party
  3. H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl ActYea
    Feb 6, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 312–108· Against party
  4. H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests ActYea
    Jan 23, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 279–141· Against party
  5. H.R. 8446: Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024Yea
    Nov 14, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 245–155· Against party
  6. S. 2228: Building Chips in America Act of 2023Yea
    Sep 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 257–125· Against party
  7. H.R. 8146: Police Our Border ActYea
    May 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 254–157· Against party
  8. H.R. 5921: No U.S. Financing for Iran Act of 2023Yea
    Apr 15, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 294–105· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

39 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced3897%
  2. Reported by committee12.6%

Policy areas

  1. Social Welfare11
  2. Government Operations and Politics7
  3. Taxation7
  4. Health4
  5. Labor and Employment3
  6. Crime and Law Enforcement2
  7. Armed Forces and National Security1
  8. Congress1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 9964 To amend the War Powers Resolution to provide for the limitation on Federal funding in contravention of the requirements of the War Powers Resolution.
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Jul 27, 2026
  2. H.R. 9519 Social Security 2100 Act
    Introduced· Social Welfare· Jun 29, 2026
  3. H.R. 9355 Don't Settle for Corruption Act
    Introduced· Law· Jun 18, 2026
  4. H.R. 9354 Fair Elections Now Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jun 18, 2026
  5. H.R. 8694 Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· May 7, 2026
  6. H.Res. 1241 Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to access to and usage of NUMIDENT, death information, and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration by an individual acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency.
    Introduced· Social Welfare· Apr 30, 2026
  7. H.Res. 1155 Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Apr 6, 2026
  8. H.R. 7910 ACTION for National Service Act
    Introduced· Labor and Employment· Mar 12, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Connecticut's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$4.1B
Per resident
$5,673
Rank in Connecticut
2 of 5
Contract actions
5,580
New awards: 3,856

By fiscal year

  1. 8.4MFY2017
  2. 878.2MFY2018
  3. 800.5MFY2019
  4. 90.6MFY2020
  5. 655.4MFY2021
  6. 264MFY2022
  7. 742.7MFY2023
  8. 2.1BFY2024
  9. 7.6BFY2025
  10. 4.1BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Navy$2.3B56%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Air Force$1B24%
    Department of Defense
  3. Defense Contract Management Agency$489.1M12%
    Department of Defense
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$187.6M4.6%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of the Army$62.5M1.5%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of Veterans Affairs$19.3M0.5%
  7. U.S. Coast Guard$13.1M0.3%
    Department of Homeland Security
  8. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$10.2M0.2%
    Department of Labor

Top recipients

  1. RTX CORPORATION$3.8B93%
    710 awards
  2. HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION$113.2M2.8%
    885 awards
  3. TRIUMPH ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLC$22.6M0.5%
    29 awards
  4. COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC$20.1M0.5%
    16 awards
  5. PCX AEROSTRUCTURES, LLC$17.6M0.4%
    2 awards
  6. ACMT, INC.$14.3M0.3%
    15 awards
  7. ELEVATED TECHNOLOGIES SERVICES, LLC$13.8M0.3%
    1 award
  8. THE HARTFORD PROVISION COMPANY$10.5M0.3%
    1,454 awards
  9. PARADIGMWORKS GROUP, INC.$10.1M0.2%
    1 award
  10. REGAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP$7.5M0.2%
    49 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$2.7M
through Jul 22, 2026
Cash on hand
$809.9K
From committees
$1.3M
324 committees
From contractor PACs
$191.5K
42 PACs · 14% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$14KGENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)$10KUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$685.7K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$10KNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B
rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee$10KRTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$3.9B
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac$10KAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$1.2M
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee$10KLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$13.3B
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$7,500HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians$7,500AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization$92K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$2.7M$1.3M$191.5K42 PACs · 14% of committee money
2024$1.5M$1M$197.5K44 PACs · 19% of committee money
2022$1.8M$1.1M$252.7K61 PACs · 22% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
  14. House · Connecticut's 1st districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
larson.house.gov
Phone
202-225-2265
Office
1501 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.