Maryam Khan: The Public Record

Roll-call vote

Voted against banning child marriage

In 2023, the House passed HB6569, which prohibited anyone under 18 from being issued a marriage license under any circumstances. It removed the prior-law exception that had allowed a 16- or 17-year-old to marry with probate-court approval, and ended the emancipated-minor marriage pathway. It became Public Act 23-44.

• Rep. Khan voted NAY on final passage. The bill passed 98–45.
• She did not speak during the floor debate; the official House transcript records no remarks from her on the bill.

Roll-call vote

Voted against the hate-crimes bill

In 2026, the House passed SB90, a bill revising and consolidating Connecticut’s hate-crimes statutes. It became Public Act 26-77.

• Rep. Khan voted NAY, one of only 8 members of the House to do so. The bill passed 139–8.
• She did not speak during the floor debate on the bill.

Party & ideology

Democratic Socialist self-identification

Rep. Khan is reported, in her own words, as a dues-paying member of the Connecticut Democratic Socialists of America (CT DSA) who sought and accepted the organization’s endorsement.

“people are more open to what that actually means, and instead of being afraid of the term, they understand what the policies are behind it,” and “the mission and vision of DSA aligns with that exact thing.”

Maryam Khan, quoted in CT Insider, July 7, 2026

On her own campaign Instagram, a CT DSA endorsement graphic describes her as “a proud Democratic Socialist” and “a CT DSA member.”

State budget & taxes

The state budget: campaign statements, official statements, and votes

In her campaign

Her campaign channel frames her run against Connecticut’s “austerity regime,” and she publicly signed a pledge to loosen the state’s fiscal guardrails.

“I proudly & enthusiastically signed the @connecticutforall pledge to fight for: … A fair tax system… A sensible adjustment to the fiscal controls.”

Khan campaign Instagram

In her official office communications

Her official newsletters and eblasts celebrate the same budgets in the language of tax cuts, bipartisanship, and debt paydown.

“a bipartisan budget demonstrating that compromise remains the most effective way to govern,” and “$1 billion toward paying down long-term debt.”

Khan eblast, “Our Budget Delivers!,” May 2026

“OUR HISTORIC BUDGET… I VOTED TO CUT YOUR TAXES” (2022); “the largest Personal Income Tax cut in CT history” (2023).

Khan official newsletters, 2022–2023

Her budget votes

• Voted YEA on the 2026 state budget — SB1, House Roll Call 204, 127–21, May 2, 2026.
• Voted YEA on the 2023 state budget — HB6941.

Both roll calls are confirmed against official Connecticut General Assembly records.

Education

Anti-School Choice

Rep. Khan has taken a consistent position against school choice and what she describes as the privatization of public education.

“the charter school lobby and privatization advocates are pouring money and influence into CT politics… stop the privatizers from putting profits ahead of kids.”

Khan campaign Instagram

Party loyalty

Would not commit to backing the Democratic primary winner

Asked in a June 2026 candidate interview whether she would support the winner of the primary if she did not win it, Rep. Khan did not commit, and did not rule out running in November on her own.

“if I were not the winner of the primary, then I would make that decision according to… what the district is looking for.”

Maryam Khan, “Face to Face,” AccessTV, June 2, 2026

Public statements & official findings

Criticism of the Hartford police, and the findings that followed

After a 2023 assault on Rep. Khan and her children at a religious event, she publicly faulted the Hartford Police Department’s response.

“I remember feeling that I had to convince them that I was injured… ‘Can someone please check me?’… that’s not what was made public to people.”

Maryam Khan, July 2023

A subsequent Hartford Police internal-affairs investigation cleared the responding officer, with body-camera footage showing the officer asking if she was okay and calling an ambulance. A federal judge later dismissed her civil-rights lawsuit. Rep. Khan has stood by her account. In May 2026 she said the episode “hasn’t ever come up when I’m talking to folks.”