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Hawaii's senators are elected in classes 1 and 3. There have been seven senators elected from Hawaii, of whom six have been Democrats and one has been a Republican. Hawaii's current senators, both Democrats, are Mazie Hirono, in office since 2013, and Brian Schatz, in office since 2012. Democratic (D) Republican (R)
Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, and elects U.S. senators to classes 1 and 3. Seven people including only one Republican have served as a U.S. senator from Hawaii. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono. Hawaii's class 1 seat is the only one in the United States that has always been ...
Retired to run for U.S. Senator. November 8, 2016 – January 3, 2019 Elected in 2016. Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii. Cecil Heftel: Democratic: January 3, 1977 – July 11, 1986 1st: Honolulu: Elected in 1976. Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii. Mazie Hirono: Democratic: January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 2nd: Honolulu: Elected in ...
Hawaii's congressional districts since 2023. The U.S. state of Hawaii is divided into two congressional districts for representation in the United States House of Representatives. Before statehood, the Territory of Hawaii was represented by a non-voting delegate. From statehood until 1963, Hawaii had one representative.
Representative Party County(ies) Areas represented First Elected 1 Matthias Kusch [a] Dem Hawaiʻi: Hāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana: 2024 [b] 2 Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy: Dem Hilo: 2024 3 Chris Toshiro Todd: Dem Portion of Hilo, Keaukaha, Orchidlands Estate, Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, portions of Kurtistown and Keaʻau: 2017 [b ...
Vice Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Catherine Cortez Masto: NV: January 3, 2021: Deputy Secretaries of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Chris Murphy: CT: January 3, 2025: Brian Schatz: HI: January 3, 2023: Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whip Brian Schatz: HI: January 3, 2025: President pro tempore emerita: Patty Murray: WA: January 3, 2025 ...
Below is a List of Hawaiʻi politicians from the monarchical, republican, territorial, and statehood eras of history who have articles devoted to them on Wikipedia.Also listed are politicians who were born and raised in Hawaiʻi but have assumed political roles in other states or countries.
Hawaii was the first of four states to send an Asian American to the Senate (1959) and Illinois is the most recent state to elect a senator of similar descent for the first time (2016). With respect to the House of Representatives, California was the first of 13 states to elect an Asian American to the House (1956), and Oklahoma is the most ...