DemocratMazie K. Hirono
U.S. Senator · Hawaii
U.S. Senator from Hawaii
12 tracked promises, 3 rated
Hawaii
Represents Hawaii statewide
How they won their seat
Mazie K. Hirono won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii with 64.6% of the vote (324,194 votes).
- Mazie K. Hirono · Democrat64.6%324,194
- Bob McDermott · Republican31.9%160,075
- Shelby Pikachu Billionaire · Other1.8%9,224
- Emma Jane Avila Pohlman · Other1.6%8,270
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Mazie K. Hirono's record includes sponsorship of bills related to education, civil rights, and mental health, as evidenced by her sponsorship of the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act and the All Students Count Act. Additionally, her resolutions supporting various cultural recognitions and mental health initiatives include support for community and social equity. Focus areas (from the record): Education · Civil Rights · Mental Health · Cultural Recognition · Voting Rights Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. While Hirono's sponsored bills align with her declared positions on education and civil rights, such as the All Students Count Act and the Right to Vote Act, the basis for assessing her voting record in relation to party lines is unclear. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of her sponsored bills in achieving their intended outcomes; There is no information on her engagement in non-sponsored activities or informal advocacy; The absence of statements limits understanding of her public communication strategies and priorities. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Mazie K. Hirono has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2020. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Mazie K. Hirono has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 18
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$40K4%
- Large individual (itemized)$485K50%
- PAC / committee$446K46%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed ServicesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — PersonnelOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Readiness and Management SupportOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — SeapowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — EnergyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — National ParksOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and MiningOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal RightsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and ImmigrationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Intellectual PropertyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the ConstitutionOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+54 · based on 3 rated promises
- Attempted 1
- Championed 2
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2019 · 3 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept3
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
12 promises across 11 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Reproductive Rights2
- Civil Rights / Hate Crimes1
- Education / Data Equity1
- Gun Safety1
- Higher Education Affordability1
- Immigration1
- Judicial Transparency1
- Mental Health1
- Supreme Court Ethics1
- Voting Access1
- Voting Rights1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)1192%
- Reputable news18%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
12 tracked promises
“Pass the Right to Vote Act, which she co-introduced with Sen. Jon Ossoff to create the first-ever affirmative federal statutory right to vote in federal elections and let citizens challenge laws that restrict their ability to cast a ballot.”
“Pass the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act she co-introduced to nearly double the maximum Pell Grant award (from $7,395 to $15,000 over six years), index it to inflation, and protect it from future cuts.”
“Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act she co-introduced to require Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct, establish a mechanism to investigate violations, and strengthen recusal and disclosure rules.”
“Pass the Keep Americans Safe Act she introduced to reinstate a nationwide ban on high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.”
“Pass the EACH Act she reintroduced to end the Hyde Amendment and remove restrictions on abortion coverage for people who depend on Medicaid and other government-sponsored health plans.”
“Enact the Open Meetings Act she introduced to require the federal judiciary's policymaking body, the Judicial Conference, to open its meetings to the public by default through livestreamed audio and published agendas.”
“Continue working to prevent hate crimes and hold perpetrators accountable, including through the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act she co-introduced requiring the DOJ to assess and improve local hate-crime data reporting.”
“Pass the Time Off to Vote Act she led to require employers to provide at least two consecutive hours of paid leave upon request for employees to vote in federal elections.”
“Pass legislation she co-introduced with Rep. Judy Chu to invest in mental health resources, combat stigma, and expand access to culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health care in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.”
“Continue working to defend reproductive rights, including through the Reproductive Health Patient Navigator Act she co-introduced to help connect people with reproductive health care, especially in states where abortion is banned.”
“Continue resisting administration efforts to pressure immigration judges, including through the Immigration Court Improvement Act she co-introduced to protect the independence of non-partisan immigration judges from political interference and retaliation.”
“Continue fighting to pass the All Students Count Act she co-introduced, which would require federal education agencies and school districts to collect and report disaggregated data for AANHPI student subgroups so schools can identify and address disparities.”
Verified record
431 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $992,526, spent $1,102,377, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4920: SAFER Health Act of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 785: A resolution celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for all women and girls. ↗Jun 23, 2026
- Sponsored S 4859: Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026 ↗Jun 23, 2026
- Sponsored S 4857: Open Meetings Act of 2026 ↗Jun 23, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 741: A resolution designating May 2026 as "National Wildfire Preparedness Month". ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 742: A resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United States Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored S 4579: All Students Count Act of 2026 ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 714: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2026, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day". ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 720: A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 688: A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for libra ↗Apr 27, 2026
- Sponsored S 4354: STAR Act ↗Apr 21, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 151: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2023-01: Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts". ↗Mar 26, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 431 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 247
- Nay
- 608
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Nay
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Nay
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
11 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Judicial TransparencyStated position
Enact the Open Meetings Act she introduced to require the federal judiciary's policymaking body, the Judicial Conference, to open its meetings to the public by default through livestreamed audio and published agendas.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-johnson-introduce-legislation-to-increase-judiciary-transparencyView position & sources → - Voting RightsStated position
Pass the Right to Vote Act, which she co-introduced with Sen. Jon Ossoff to create the first-ever affirmative federal statutory right to vote in federal elections and let citizens challenge laws that restrict their ability to cast a ballot.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-ossoff-introduce-right-to-vote-actView position & sources → - Higher Education AffordabilityStated position
Pass the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act she co-introduced to nearly double the maximum Pell Grant award (from $7,395 to $15,000 over six years), index it to inflation, and protect it from future cuts.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-murray-reed-whitehouse-pocan-scott-introduce-bill-to-make-college-more-affordable-double-pell-grantView position & sources → - Education / Data EquityStated position
Continue fighting to pass the All Students Count Act she co-introduced, which would require federal education agencies and school districts to collect and report disaggregated data for AANHPI student subgroups so schools can identify and address disparities.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-jayapal-introduce-legislation-to-ensure-aanhpi-students-are-accounted-for-in-schoolsView position & sources → - Civil Rights / Hate CrimesStated position
Continue working to prevent hate crimes and hold perpetrators accountable, including through the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act she co-introduced requiring the DOJ to assess and improve local hate-crime data reporting.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-collins-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-improve-response-to-rise-in-hate-crimesView position & sources → - Voting AccessStated position
Pass the Time Off to Vote Act she led to require employers to provide at least two consecutive hours of paid leave upon request for employees to vote in federal elections.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/08/06/2025/hirono-leads-colleagues-in-introducing-legislation-to-give-workers-time-off-to-voteView position & sources → - Supreme Court EthicsStated position
Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act she co-introduced to require Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct, establish a mechanism to investigate violations, and strengthen recusal and disclosure rules.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-colleagues-reintroduce-supreme-court-ethics-recusal-and-transparency-actView position & sources → - Mental HealthStated position
Pass legislation she co-introduced with Rep. Judy Chu to invest in mental health resources, combat stigma, and expand access to culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health care in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-chu-introduce-bills-to-address-mental-health-in-aanhpi-communitiesView position & sources → - Gun SafetyStated position
Pass the Keep Americans Safe Act she introduced to reinstate a nationwide ban on high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Sourceshttps://mauinow.com/2025/03/01/hirono-blumenthal-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-ban-high-capacity-gun-magazines/View position & sources → - Reproductive RightsStated position
Pass the EACH Act she reintroduced to end the Hyde Amendment and remove restrictions on abortion coverage for people who depend on Medicaid and other government-sponsored health plans.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-reintroduces-each-act-to-help-guarantee-abortion-coverage-for-millions-of-americansView position & sources → - ImmigrationStated position
Continue resisting administration efforts to pressure immigration judges, including through the Immigration Court Improvement Act she co-introduced to protect the independence of non-partisan immigration judges from political interference and retaliation.
Sourceshttps://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hirono-gillibrand-harris-introduce-bill-to-insulate-immigration-judges-from-political-interferenceView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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