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CT-01 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age77 years old (Jul 22, 1948)
GenderMale
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LocationConnecticut
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationCentral Connecticut State University (BA)
Notable personal detailsJohn Barry Larson is a Democratic politician and former insurance agency co-owner who has represented Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House since 1999. He previously served in the Connecticut State Senate, including as Senate President Pro Tempore (1987–1995), after local service in East Hartford. He is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and has also worked as a high school history teacher and football coach.
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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
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.0M
$1.5M
$988.5K
$494.2K
$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
$2.0M
$1.0M
$1.2M
$74.9K
Source: FEC
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