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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 ...
Hawaii's current senators, both Democrats, are Mazie Hirono, in office since 2013, and Brian Schatz, in office since 2012. Democratic (D) Republican (R) Hiram Fong , Hawaii's only Republican senator Daniel Inouye , Hawaii's longest-serving senator from 1963 to 2012 and former President pro tempore of the United States Senate
The Democratic primary featured 10 candidates, seven of whom served in the Hawaii Legislature. Mazie Hirono, the lieutenant governor, was the only one who had held statewide office and thus enjoyed the most name recognition. She also raised the most money, mostly because of the endorsement of EMILY's List, [20] and lent her own campaign $100,000.
Hirono is the first elected female senator from Hawaii, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate, the first U.S. senator born in Japan, and the nation's first Buddhist senator although she considers herself a non-practicing Buddhist. [1] [2] She is often cited with Hank Johnson as the first Buddhist to serve in the United States ...
Since 1957, 41 Asian Americans have been elected as U.S. Representatives and 9 as U.S. Senators. 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).
Republican Party United States senators from Hawaii (1 P) Pages in category "United States senators from Hawaii" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation
Richards served on the Hawaii County Council from 2015 to 2022 for the district 9 seat. [1] He worked on agricultural policy and food security and has served on an advisory group of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [1] [3] He was elected to the Hawaii Senate in November 2022. [1]