Connecticut 3rd District
Rosa DeLauro (D) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 42 of 124 votes and bills.
Raised $1,622,999 since January 2025: 47% from PACs and other committees, 44% from people, 9% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Chris Lancia
Republican · Coast Guard veteran, federal law enforcement officer, fiber network manager
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Lancia, and what Lancia has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 25. A grade needs 4.
Raised $17,486 since January 2025: 94% from people, 6% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Connecticut: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
Side by side
A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Chris Lancia, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Lancia, so the grade above comes from this list: what Lancia has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Told CT Mirror he does not like that the United States is in Iran with no ending, without naming a policy.
“I don't like the idea we're over in Iran right now, with again no ending.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Objecting to the war with no policy, bill or vote named is unclear for anyone.
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His campaign site says he puts America first, not China, Ukraine or the United Nations.
“I believe in putting America first -not China, not Ukraine, not the United Nations.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The line names Ukraine but not aid or a vote, so it does not settle the free nations test; it is shown and not counted.
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Pledges on his campaign site to end political targeting and censorship.
“and no more censorship.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing censorship is the with side of the free_speech measure.
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Says he will fight for lower taxes and a balanced budget without naming a tax.
“lower taxes, a balanced budget”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Lower taxes with no tax named does not settle the free markets test.
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His campaign site says biological men should not compete in women's sports.
“biological men should not compete in women's sports”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is with liberty on equal rights.
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His campaign site says boys do not belong in girls' locker rooms.
“boys don't belong in girls' locker rooms”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping single-sex spaces by sex is with liberty on equal rights.
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His campaign site says border security is national security and that the border chaos must end.
“border security is national security”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border is with liberty on borders.
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His campaign site says the government must control the border to stop drugs and crime.
“We must control our borders to stop the flow of drugs and crime into our towns.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Controlling the border is with liberty on borders.
Also on the ballot
Thomas Egan (Independent).
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