Independent Voter Guide · District 149 · Greenwich & Stamford · 2026

Tina Courpas

Connecticut House of Representatives · First Term 2025 – present
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What does she actually stand for?

Click any issue area to see her votes, sponsored bills, and where she stands — with links to the actual legislation.

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Environment & Conservation
Supportive — broke from caucus
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Taxes & Fiscal Policy
Favors restraint & lower taxes
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Education
Nuanced — pro special-ed
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Health Care
Mixed — opposed expansion bills
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Women's Rights & Safety
Strongly supportive
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Workers & Labor
Opposed expansion of mandates
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Public Safety & Trafficking
Actively supportive
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Housing & Zoning
Favors local control
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Technology & Privacy
Proactive legislator
2025 Session · All Major Roll Calls

Voting Record

Click any bill number to read what the bill does and link to the official CT General Assembly record.

Background

Who is Tina Courpas?

A first-term legislator who won a competitive swing district by 496 votes in 2024.

Before Politics

Courpas spent over 20 years in investment banking and corporate law — starting at Goldman Sachs, then working at Silver Point Capital, a Greenwich hedge fund. She then pivoted to six years running nonprofits: The Hellenic Initiative (a diaspora development organization) and Connecticut's Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. She holds an A.B. magna cum laude from Princeton University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. She ran as a political newcomer in 2024.

District
149th — Greenwich & Stamford
One of CT's most competitive swing districts
2024 Election
51.8% — won by 496 votes
Defeated incumbent Rachel Khanna (D), 7,124–6,628
Committees
Appropriations · Education · Housing
Gov. Lamont's Republican appointee to K-12 Education Funding Commission
Re-election
2026 General Election
Received unanimous local endorsement for second term

Reading her record
Where she follows fiscal restraint
Opposed all major spending expansion bills — education funding, health care expansion, workers' rights mandates. Supports Connecticut's budget guardrails and opposes new taxes on higher earners.
Where she follows her own compass
Voted for climate and conservation bills when her caucus voted No. Supports keeping abortion legal in CT. Authored landmark legislation on deepfakes, FGM, domestic violence, and human trafficking.
First Term · Jan 2025 – Present

Timeline in Office

Every major vote, bill authored, and bill signed — in chronological order. Click any bill to read what it does.

Milestone
Bill Authored
Bill Signed into Law
Voted Yes
Voted Yes — broke from caucus
Voted No