2026 Elections · Connecticut

Connecticut's 1st Congressional District Candidates 2026

See every declared 2026 U.S. House candidate running in this Connecticut congressional district, with FEC campaign finance and where they stand on the issues.

Source:FECUpdated Oct 19, 2026Report a correction

Who is running in Connecticut's 1st Congressional District in 2026?

Luke Bronin (Democratic) and Amy Chai (Republican).

  • Luke BroninDemocratic✓ Verified
    $3.7M raised
    • Official FEC
    • Positions sourced
  • Amy ChaiRepublican✓ Verified
    $21K raised
    • Official FEC
    • Positions sourced

Where they stand

Sources under every entry. Sentences are AI-written from the linked source.

Where they differ: Luke Bronin supports reducing costs in housing and healthcare for Connecticut families and advocates reforming federal housing-finance tools like Low-Income Housing Tax Credits 12. He also supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid, negotiating drug prices, pushing for universal healthcare, and breaking up healthcare monopolies 5. Amy Chai supports strengthening local economies and small businesses to help the middle class and reduce economic inequality, and opposes private-equity firms buying single-family homes, having drafted legislation to limit this practice 34. She also supports reducing healthcare costs by targeting for-profit physician practices and shifting spending toward prevention such as nutrition counseling and mental-health care 67.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.

Where the candidates stand, by issue
IssueLuke BroninDemocraticAmy ChaiRepublican
Economy & Jobs

Bronin supports relentlessly working to make life easier and more affordable for Connecticut families by bringing down costs in housing, healthcare, electricity, groceries, childcare, and eldercare.

Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 18, 2026AI-written

Bronin supports reforming and better funding federal housing-finance tools such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written

Chai supports leveling the playing field by supporting local economies, small businesses, and American industry to mend the middle class and reduce economic inequality.

Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 19, 2026AI-written

Chai opposes private-equity firms buying up single-family homes and has drafted federal legislation to limit the practice.

ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written

Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Luke Bronin supports making life more affordable for Connecticut families by reducing costs in housing, healthcare, electricity, groceries, childcare, and eldercare 1. He also supports reforming and better funding federal housing-finance tools such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits 2. Amy Chai supports strengthening local economies, small businesses, and American industry to help the middle class and reduce economic inequality 3. She opposes private-equity firms buying single-family homes and has drafted legislation to limit this practice 4.
Healthcare

Bronin supports protecting and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, negotiating prescription drug prices, pushing for universal affordable healthcare, and breaking up healthcare monopolies.

Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 18, 2026AI-written

Chai supports reducing healthcare costs by targeting for-profit ownership of physician practices and promoting prevention to reduce chronic illness.

Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 19, 2026AI-written

Chai supports shifting healthcare spending toward prevention, such as nutrition counseling and mental-health care, rather than treating disease after onset.

ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written

Where they differ on Healthcare: Luke Bronin supports protecting and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, negotiating prescription drug prices, pushing for universal affordable healthcare, and breaking up healthcare monopolies 1. Amy Chai supports reducing healthcare costs by targeting for-profit ownership of physician practices and promoting prevention to reduce chronic illness, including shifting healthcare spending toward prevention like nutrition counseling and mental-health care rather than treating disease after onset 23.
Immigration

Bronin supports abolishing ICE, ending its lawlessness, and fixing the immigration system with secure borders, fair asylum processing, legal immigration pathways, and enforcement respecting due process.

Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 18, 2026AI-written

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Public Safety & Crime

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Abortion

Bronin supports safeguarding reproductive freedom as a basic human right and calls for Congress to pass federal protections for abortion access nationwide.

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Taxes & Government Spending

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Chai supports spending less, capping property taxes, eliminating the self-employment tax, and shifting taxation from earned income to the financial industry to restore fairness.

Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 19, 2026AI-written

Chai opposes raising FICA payroll taxes and supports removing the self-employment tax for small business owners.

ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written

Energy & Environment

Bronin supports taking climate change seriously by committing to affordable clean energy, streamlining construction, modernizing the energy grid, and helping communities adapt to extreme weather.

Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 18, 2026AI-written

No public position found. Check their site ↗

Foreign Policy & Defense

Bronin opposes U.S. funding for offensive military aid to Israel but supports funding civilian-defense systems and humanitarian aid for Gaza.

ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written

No public position found. Check their site ↗

Common questions

When is the election?

The general election is on November 3, 2026.

How do the candidates differ on Economy & Jobs?

Luke Bronin supports making life more affordable for Connecticut families by reducing costs in housing, healthcare, electricity, groceries, childcare, and eldercare. He also supports reforming and better funding federal housing-finance tools such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Amy Chai supports strengthening local economies, small businesses, and American industry to help the middle class and reduce economic inequality. She opposes private-equity firms buying single-family homes and has drafted legislation to limit this practice.

How do the candidates differ on Healthcare?

Luke Bronin supports protecting and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid, negotiating prescription drug prices, pushing for universal affordable healthcare, and breaking up healthcare monopolies. Amy Chai supports reducing healthcare costs by targeting for-profit ownership of physician practices and promoting prevention to reduce chronic illness, including shifting healthcare spending toward prevention like nutrition counseling and mental-health care rather than treating disease after onset.