FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969

July 9, 2026

The Connecticut Education Association recently awarded State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor) an A grade for his work in the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions supporting educational priorities, additionally earning the CEA’s “Honor Roll” designation.

“The teachers in our communities play a vital role in supporting the education and growth of our children, and I am committed to supporting them however I can,” said Sen. Anwar. “I am proud to receive these distinctions and will continue working to support their efforts.”

Sen. Anwar’s votes in question included his support for the 2026 state budget, which provided nearly $200 million in additional education funding for school districts, supported free school breakfasts and increased special education grants; his votes to expand opportunities to support aspiring educators; support for a paraeducator minimum salary; and better protecting teachers through means like enhanced workers compensation protections.

Sen. Anwar was one of 16 Senate Democrats to earn an A grade.