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Voting and Elections

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
April 2, 2026

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
April 1, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to nationalize voting by empowering Trump appointees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Homeland Security to decide who is eligible to vote in all 50 states.
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Hartford CT Buildings
March 5, 2026

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) and more than 180 of their Democratic colleagues to announce the reintroduction of the DISCLOSE Act, landmark legislation to end the scourge of dark money in politics.  

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Ranking Member Larson grills Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano on the Ways and Means Committee
March 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) demanded answers from Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano about the ‘DOGE’ scheme to use data from the Social Security Administration to try and overturn election results with an outside election interference group, something the Trump Department of Justice admitted in a recent court filing. 
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Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman, Rep. Linda Sanchez, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson, AFT Secretary Treasurer Fedrick Ingram, Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Richard Fiesta
February 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Robert Garcia (CA-42), and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) launched an investigation into a reported ‘DOGE’ hand-over of sensitive Social Security data to a partisan group working to overturn state election results.
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State Rep. Matt Blumenthal and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz join Rep. Larson to announce the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act
February 20, 2026

Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act with Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) to protect American elections from illegal ICE interference.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
February 20, 2026

U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) and state officials gathered Friday in Hartford to discuss the introduction of legislation at the state and federal levels meant to prevent “ICE intimidation” at polling places.

“No voter should ever feel threatened or intimidated while they're exercising their very most precious constitutional right, which is the right to vote for our leaders,” said Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, who previously served as Connecticut’s secretary of the state, the state’s highest ranking elections official.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
February 17, 2026

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of the civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
February 11, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) opposed the so-called “SAVE America Act,” a Republican bill that advances President Trump’s call to “nationalize elections” and would make it harder for 21 million Americans to vote, including married women and deployed members of the Armed Forces.
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Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman, Rep. Linda Sanchez, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson, AFT Secretary Treasurer Fedrick Ingram, Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Richard Fiesta
February 11, 2026

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a Resolution of Inquiry with Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee.