Stephen G. Harding (born July 1987) is an attorney and American politician from the state of Connecticut. He is the senator for the 30th Senate District and is a member of the Republican Party. Since February 2024, he has served as Senate Minority Leader. He is currently serving his second term, and was first elected in November 2022.
Harding was elected to represent the 107th district of the Connecticut House of Representatives in a special election in 2015. He was also elected to the Brookfield Board of Education the same year. He attended Albertus Magnus College and received a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School. He was elected to represent the 30th district of the Connecticut State Senate in 2022. Harding has made cost of living a major component of his political platform when campaigning. As of his election to the Connecticut State Senate, he was a resident of Brookfield, Connecticut.
Harding was elected Senate Minority Leader in February 2024 after his predecessor, Kevin Kelly, was forced out.