List of United States senators from Hawaii
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 held by an ethnic minority.[citation needed] Hawaii last elected a Republican in 1970, which has resulted in the longest streak in the nation for a state's having all-Democratic senators.
List of senators[]
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2014 (special election), and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | Hiram Fong |
Republican | August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1959. | 1 | 86th | 1 | Elected in 1959. Retired. |
August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1963 |
Democratic | Oren E. Long |
1 |
87th | ||||||||||||
88th | 2 | Elected in 1962. | January 3, 1963 – December 17, 2012 |
Democratic | Daniel Inouye |
2 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 2 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | ||||||||||||
91st | 3 | Re-elected in 1968. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970. Retired. |
3 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | ||||||||||||
94th | 4 | Re-elected in 1974. | ||||||||||
2 | Spark Matsunaga |
Democratic | January 3, 1977 – April 15, 1990 |
Elected in 1976. | 4 | 95th | ||||||
96th | ||||||||||||
97th | 5 | Re-elected in 1980. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 5 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | ||||||||||||
100th | 6 | Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. Died. |
6 | 101st | ||||||||||
Vacant | April 15, 1990 – May 16, 1990 |
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3 | Daniel Akaka |
Democratic | May 16, 1990 – January 3, 2013 |
Appointed to continue Matsunaga's term. Elected to finish Matsunaga's term. | ||||||||
102nd | ||||||||||||
103rd | 7 | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1994. | 7 | 104th | ||||||||||
105th | ||||||||||||
106th | 8 | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 8 | 107th | ||||||||||
108th | ||||||||||||
109th | 9 | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
9 | 110th | ||||||||||
111th | ||||||||||||
112th | 10 | Re-elected in 2010. Died. | ||||||||||
December 17, 2012 – December 26, 2012 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Inouye's term. Elected to finish Inouye's term. |
December 26, 2012 – Present |
Democratic | Brian Schatz |
3 | ||||||||
4 | Mazie Hirono |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Elected in 2012. | 10 | 113th | ||||||
114th | ||||||||||||
115th | 11 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2018. | 11 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | ||||||||||||
118th | 12 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
To be determined in the 2024 election. | 12 | 119th | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 1 | Class 3 |
Living former U.S. senators[]
As of January 2021, there are no living former U.S. senators from Hawaii. The last living former senator and the most recently serving was Daniel Akaka (served 1990–2013), who died April 6, 2018.
Superlatives[]
Longest service[]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Daniel Inouye | January 3, 1963 | December 17, 2012 | 49 years, 349 days (18,246 days) |
Daniel Akaka | May 16, 1990 | January 3, 2013 | 22 years, 232 days (8,268 days) |
Hiram Fong | August 21, 1959 | January 3, 1977 | 17 years, 135 days (6,345 days) |
Spark Matsunaga | January 3, 1977 | April 15, 1990 | 13 years, 102 days (4,850 days) |
Brian Schatz | December 26, 2012 | Present | 8 years, 249 days (3,171 days) |
Shortest service[]
Excluding incumbents
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Oren E. Long | August 21, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | 3 years, 135 days (1,231 days) |
Spark Matsunaga | January 3, 1977 | April 15, 1990 | 13 years, 102 days (4,850 days) |
Hiram Fong | August 21, 1959 | January 3, 1977 | 17 years, 135 days (6,345 days) |
Daniel Akaka | May 16, 1990 | January 3, 2013 | 22 years, 232 days (8,268 days) |
Daniel Inouye | January 3, 1963 | December 17, 2012 | 49 years, 349 days (18,246 days) |
Youngest at beginning of service[]
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
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Daniel Inouye | September 7, 1924 | January 3, 1963 | 38 years, 3 months and 27 days |
Brian Schatz | October 20, 1972 | December 26, 2012 | 40 years, 2 months and 6 days |
Hiram Fong | October 15, 1906 | August 21, 1959 | 52 years, 10 months and 6 days |
Spark Matsunaga | October 8, 1916 | January 3, 1977 | 60 years, 2 months and 26 days |
Mazie Hirono | November 3, 1947 | January 3, 2013 | 65 years and 2 months |
Oldest at end of service[]
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
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Daniel Akaka | September 11, 1924 | January 3, 2013 | 88 years, 3 months and 23 days |
Daniel Inouye | September 7, 1924 | December 17, 2012 | 88 years, 3 months and 10 days |
Oren E. Long | March 4, 1889 | January 3, 1963 | 73 years, 9 months and 30 days |
Mazie Hirono | November 3, 1947 | Present | 73 years, 9 months and 29 days |
Spark Matsunaga | October 8, 1916 | April 15, 1990 | 73 years, 6 months and 7 days |
See also[]
- List of United States representatives from Hawaii
- United States congressional delegations from Hawaii
- Elections in Hawaii
External links[]
- Members of Congress from Hawaii, govtrack.us
- U.S. Senate members from Hawaii, civil.services
- United States senators from Hawaii
- Lists of Hawaii politicians
- Lists of United States senators by state