Politician
Politician
Party
Democrat
Chamber
Senate
State
HI
In office since
2012
Next election
2028
Votes recorded
890
Total votes
890
Missed
10 (1.1%)
Committees
5
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Supports fiscal responsibility paired with social responsibility and has criticized excessive government spending on the wrong priorities.
Opposed some spending offsets and budget measures but record shows mixed signals on priorities.
🗳 Nay on SCONRES33 (2026-04-23)🗳 Nay on SCONRES33 (2026-04-23)
Supports legal access to abortion without restrictions and public funding for family planning and abortion services.
Voted against motion to extend prohibition on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
Criticizes Trump-era immigration enforcement tactics and opposes a proposed $70 billion funding increase for ICE, calling it wasteful amid rising living costs.
Supported redirecting ICE funds to DACA processing and child care instead of enforcement.
Advocates for continued U.S. funding of foreign assistance and diplomatic engagement, criticizing cuts under the Trump administration.
Opposed amendment cutting foreign aid and other assistance programs.
Criticizes the Israeli government's conduct of the war in Gaza and denounces the resulting starvation crisis as preventable and indefensible.
No votes address Israeli conduct in Gaza or starvation crisis.
Argues that Trump's economic policies, including tariffs, are raising prices for Americans on essentials like groceries, housing, and health care.
No votes on tariffs or their direct impact on groceries, housing, or health care.
Voted in favor of major COVID-19 relief packages, including the $900 billion relief bill and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
No votes on COVID relief packages in the record.
S. 5288 — Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S. 4830 — S. 4830, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86‑014 Farrington Highway in Waianae, Hawaii, as the "United States Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building"
2026-08-06 · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S. 5317 — INSPIRES Act
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 5193 — Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2026
2026-07-30 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 5168 — Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act
2026-07-29 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S. 5131 — CORE Pacific Act
2026-07-23 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.