State · Connecticut · Democratic
Jill Gilchrest
Democrat State Representative, Connecticut, District 18.
On the record
- Office
- State Representative, Connecticut, District 181
- Party
- Democratic1
- In this office since
- January 9, 20191
- Contact
- Official website · 800-842-8267 · jillian.gilchrest@cga.ct.gov · Official page · Official page1
- On the ballot
- U.S. House, Connecticut 1st District (2026)8
Where they stand
We haven't read their stated positions yet. When we do, each one will quote their own words and link to where they said it. Their website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27018%27&dist_name=018%20-%Gilchrest,%Jillian.
Money: U.S. House, Connecticut 1st District (2026)
As reported to the Federal Election Commission, through October 13, 2026.8
Raised$166K
Spent$166K
Cash on hand$-51
- From individuals $154K
- From PACs and other committees $5,000
- From the candidate $7,108
- Other (transfers, loans, refunds) $41
Top PACs and committees giving directly9
| Connecticut Association of Optometrists Inc Pac; the | $2,000 |
| Radiological Society of Connecticut Federal PAC | $500 |
Individual donors
- $99K from 283 itemized gifts10
- 84% came from people in Connecticut10
- 0% came from retired people10
- Top states: Connecticut $84K, New York $6,861, Florida $5,794, California $1,000, Massachusetts $75010
Where donors work10
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.
| National Diaper Bank Network | 1 gifts | $3,500 |
| Van Buren Media | 2 gifts | $3,500 |
| State of CT | 18 gifts | $2,909 |
| Mina Group | 2 gifts | $2,861 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | 1 gifts | $2,800 |
| Yale University | 4 gifts | $2,250 |
| Uconn | 16 gifts | $2,202 |
| Eden Productions | 1 gifts | $1,500 |
| Connecticut General Assembly | 1 gifts | $1,343 |
| RTX | 2 gifts | $1,069 |
| Mideast Equipment Supply | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Tcors Capitol Group | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Ucsf | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Warren Pediatrics | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| ST of CT | 11 gifts | $950 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1Open States / Plural people data (CC0)https://github.com/openstates/people/blob/main/data/ct/legislature/Jillian-Gilchrest-26149cc4-f15a-46fb-a9a5-7bc0544dc287.ymlRetrieved October 16, 2026
- 2ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/LegislatorDatabase.csvftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/LegislatorDatabase.csvListed as a source by Open States
- 3ballotpedia.orghttps://ballotpedia.org/Jillian_GilchrestListed as a source by Open States
- 4en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jillian_GilchrestListed as a source by Open States
- 5justfacts.votesmart.orghttps://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/183874/jillian-gilchrestListed as a source by Open States
- 6housedems.ct.govhttps://www.housedems.ct.gov/GilchrestListed as a source by Open States
- 7housedems.ct.govhttps://www.housedems.ct.gov/Gilchrest/BiographyListed as a source by Open States
- 8FEC candidate record H6CT01222https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CT01222/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 9FEC: committee contributions to Jillian Gilchrest, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?two_year_transaction_period=2026&committee_id=C00917104&contributor_type=committeeBulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 10FEC: itemized individual contributions to Jillian Gilchrest for Congress, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00917104&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 that campaigns must itemize · Retrieved October 13, 2026