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CT-01 Democratic nominee?
$17.6K
AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age78 years old (Jul 22, 1948)
GenderMale
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LocationConnecticut
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationCentral Connecticut State University (B.A., 1971)
Notable personal detailsJohn B. Larson is a Democratic politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 1st congressional district, first elected in 1998 and serving since January 1999. Before Congress, he served on the East Hartford Board of Education and Town Council and was elected to the Connecticut State Senate, later serving as president pro tempore. He is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and previously worked as a teacher and businessman.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax relief and credits for low- and middle-income households (child tax credit, renter and first-time homebuyer tax credits) and opposes large tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations. Advocates tax measures that raise revenue from high-income sources in order to fund social programs and protect programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and expanding the Affordable Care Act, making ACA premium tax credits permanent, and creating a Medicare-based public option to increase access and lower costs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanded legal pathways including a pathway to citizenship and has co-sponsored legislation aimed at broad immigration reform. Voting and sponsorship record shows alignment with pro-immigration-reform positions and low alignment with restrictionist policy groups.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health care, including federal legislation to restore nationwide abortion rights. Frames reproductive rights as human rights and has backed bills to codify abortion protections and ensure access for veterans.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive federal climate action and large investments in clean energy, including backing the Green New Deal framework and major legislation to reduce emissions and incentivize clean-technology deployment. Has promoted carbon pricing as a funding mechanism and helped craft and defend the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate and clean-energy provisions. Champions development of renewable technologies and Connecticut’s fuel cell and hydrogen industries as part of a transition from fossil fuels.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun-violence prevention measures including expanded background checks and limits on access to assault-style weapons; has sponsored legislation to restrict financing mechanisms for assault weapons and voted for federal background-check legislation.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
CT-01 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of John Larson for CT-01 Democratic nominee?
Former Hartford mayors and first selectmen
Public endorsement
Former Hartford mayors and first selectmen endorsed John Larson.
Current and former elected officials and several labor unions
Public endorsement
Current and former elected officials and several labor unions endorsed John Larson.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Public endorsement
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal endorsed John Larson for re-election.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.5M
$1.8M
$1.2M
$615.1K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$1.8M
$364.5K
$1.9M
$78.9K
Cycle 2024
$1.5M
$248.7K
$1.7M
$69.1K
Cycle 2026
$2.5M
$1.1M
$1.6M
$90.5K
Source: FEC
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