Rep. John Larson
Representative for Connecticut’s 1st District
pronounced jon // LAHR-sun
Larson is the representative for Connecticut’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 6, 1999. Larson’s current term ends on Jan 3, 2025. He is 76 years old.
![Photo of Rep. John Larson [D-CT1]](/static/legislator-photos/400233-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Larson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 10, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
John Larson sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Ways and Means
- Social Security subcommittee Ranking Member
Tax subcommittees
Enacted Legislation
Larson was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 2293 (116th): Protecting Access to Wheelchairs Act
- H.R. 1892: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018; SUSTAIN Care Act of 2018; Honoring Hometown Heroes Act
- H.R. 863 (115th): To facilitate the addition of park administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2746 (108th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 141 Weston Street in Hartford, Connecticut, as the “Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building”.
- H.R. 4794 (106th): Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of 2000
- H.R. 2303 (106th): History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act
Does 6 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Larson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (32%) Social Welfare (29%) Health (26%) Labor and Employment (8%) Government Operations and Politics (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Larson recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6759: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2023
- H.R. 4583: Social Security 2100 Act
- H.R. 4289: Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act
- H.R. 1588: ACTION for National Service Act
- H.R. 7536 (117th): Civic Duty to Vote Act
- H.R. 7274 (117th): Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
- H.R. 6683 (117th): ACTION for National Service Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1999 to Dec 2024, Larson missed 733 of 16,697 roll call votes, which is 4.4%. This is much worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
