Independent Voter Guide · District 149 · Greenwich & Stamford · 2026

Rachel Khanna

Connecticut House of Representatives · District 149 · Served 2023 – 2025
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What did she actually stand for?

Click any issue area to see her votes, sponsored bills, and where she stood — with links to the actual legislation.

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Environment & Climate
Strongly supportive — 100% LCV score
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Education
Strongly supportive
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Healthcare & Reproductive Rights
Strongly supportive
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Taxes & Economy
Moderate — tax cuts + CBIA endorsement
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Housing & Zoning
Nuanced — opposed state mandates
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Public Safety & Gun Safety
Strongly supportive
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Workers & Labor
Moderate — CBIA signals mixed record
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Transportation & Road Safety
Proactive — secured district funding
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Bipartisan Record
Multiple cross-party endorsements
2023–2024 Sessions · Confirmed Major Roll Calls

Voting Record

Major floor votes with available CT General Assembly roll call data. Click any bill number for details and the official CGA record.

Background

Who is Rachel Khanna?

The first Democrat ever elected from District 149, who won a competitive swing district in 2022 and lost it back by 496 votes in 2024.

Before Politics

Khanna began her career in financial services — first at Euromonitor International in London, then at Morgan Stanley Asset Management in New York, where she met her husband Jaideep Khanna. In 2007 she left finance to found an organic meal delivery business in Banksville, Greenwich, and went on to author two cookbooks including Think Eat Cook Sustainably. She served two terms on Greenwich's Representative Town Meeting (RTM, District 10) starting in 2017, where she championed a long-deferred fire station for Northwest Greenwich. She ran for District 149 in 2022, motivated by the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. She holds a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College and an M.A. in Political Science from Columbia University. She is a French-born American citizen, a 25-year Greenwich resident, a competitive triathlete, and a former patient escort for Planned Parenthood of Stamford.

District
149th — Greenwich & Stamford
North Greenwich, western North Stamford, Westover & Roxbury neighborhoods
2022 Election
51.0% — won by ~210 votes
Defeated incumbent Kimberly Fiorello (R) — first Democrat ever elected from CT-149
Committees
Appropriations · GAE · Transportation
Also: Reproductive Freedom, Climate, Early Childhood, AAPI, and Bipartisan Women's caucuses
2024 Election
Lost by 496 votes
Defeated by Tina Courpas (R), 6,628–7,124. Khanna subsequently won election as Greenwich Selectwoman.

Reading her record
Where she aligned with her caucus
Khanna voted with the Democratic majority on virtually all confirmed major floor votes. She supported education investment, environmental legislation, healthcare access, reproductive rights, and election access — consistent with mainstream Democratic positions.
Where she showed independence
She earned a 100% score from the CT Business & Industry Association (CBIA) — unusual for a Democrat — and was endorsed by CT Realtors. She publicly opposed state housing mandates. These signals suggest a moderate streak on economic and business issues.
One Term · Nov 2022 – Jan 2025

Timeline in Office

Key votes, bills authored, and milestones — in chronological order. Click any bill to read what it does.

Milestone
Bill Authored
Bill Signed into Law
Voted Yes
Notable Vote
Voted No