Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Poverty Scorecard 2009

Senate bills

House bills

Below is a list of every Connecticut Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.

Governor:
M. Jodi Rell
Capital:
Hartford
Population:
3,518,288
Poverty rate:
9.3%
Anti-poverty organizations:

Connecticut Association for Human Services
Connecticut Commission on Children
Connecticut Association for Community Action
Connecticut Voices for Children


= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty

Senate1234567891011121314 
Chris DoddOOOOOOOOOOOxOO93A
Joe LiebermanOOOOOOOOOOxxOO86A
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John Larson1stOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Joe Courtney2ndOOOOOOOOOOO--OOOOOO100A+
Rosa DeLauro3rdOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
James Himes4thOOOOOOOOOOOOOxOOOO94A
Chris Murphy5thOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+