Senator · Hawaii
Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz is a Democratic senator from Hawaii, in Congress since 2012. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 820 of 831 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Dec 27, 2012
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2029
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.2%11 of 915 · rank 73 of 101 | 99%820 of 831 · rank 57 of 101 | 670 became law | 19%63 of 329 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 1.7%12 of 691 · rank 69 of 101 | 100%528 of 530 · rank 16 of 101 | 790 became law | 17%46 of 272 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 1.7%16 of 949 · rank 67 of 100 | 100%751 of 752 · rank 9 of 100 | 793 became law | 18%48 of 264 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.44+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64· Against party
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
- Mar 4, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–27· Against party
- Apr 19, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–50· Against party
- Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 30–69· Against party
- Aug 10, 2021· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 66–33· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64· Against party
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
225 sponsored · 3 became law
How far they got
- Introduced19386%
- Reported by committee114.9%
- Passed one chamber177.6%
- Passed both chambers10.4%
- Became law31.3%
Policy areas
- Health27
- Government Operations and Politics23
- Native Americans21
- Science, Technology, Communications17
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16
- Commerce12
- Crime and Law Enforcement12
- Education11
Latest activity
- S. 3383 Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025Passed one chamber· Native Americans· Oct 5, 2026
- S. 5664 FUTURE of Workers ActIntroduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5614 Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S.Res. 920 A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.Introduced· Arts, Culture, Religion· Sep 29, 2026
- S.J.Res. 218 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S.Res. 909 A resolution designating September 2026 as "Hawaiian History Month" to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Native Hawaiians and reaffirm the United States Federal trust responsibility to the Native Hawaiian Community to support their well-being.Introduced· Arts, Culture, Religion· Sep 24, 2026
- S.Res. 902 A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".Passed one chamber· Health· Sep 24, 2026
- S. 5537 Sexual Abuse Services in Detention ActIntroduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Sep 24, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsRanking Member
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsVice Chairman
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $1.5M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $2.5M
- From committees
- $431.7K
- 172 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $116.8K
- 47 PACs · 27% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| applied intuition, inc.applied intuition, inc. political action committee (applied pac) | $10K | APPLIED INTUITION, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | — |
| corning incorporatedcorning incorporated employees political action committee (corepac) | $6,000 | CORNING NETOPTIXAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | — |
| dominion energy, inc.dominion energy, inc. political action committee - dominion pac | $5,000 | DOMINION ENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $25.5K |
| oracle america, inc.oracle america, inc. political action committee (oracle pac) | $5,000 | ORACLE AMERICA, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $53.4M |
| office of the commissioner of major league baseballoffice of the commissioner of major league baseball political action committee | $5,000 | OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL, THEAI match · 96% · the same organization | $1.3M |
| am general llcam general llc political action committee (am general pac) | $5,000 | AM GENERAL LLCAI match · 97% · the same organization | $22.7M |
| the aes corporationaes corporation political action committee; the | $5,000 | THE AES CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $551.7K |
| aerovironment, inc.aerovironment, inc pac | $4,000 | AEROVIRONMENT, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | -$4.3M |
| anduril industries, inc.anduril industries, inc. political action committee (anduril pac) | $3,000 | ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $89.4M |
| national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac) | $2,750 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $0 |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5M | $431.7K | $116.8K47 PACs · 27% of committee money |
| 2024 | $525K | $117.2K | $33.5K13 PACs · 29% of committee money |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $1.2M | $294.8K65 PACs · 24% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · HawaiiJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
- Senate · HawaiiJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023
- Senate · HawaiiJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- Senate · HawaiiDec 27, 2012 – Jan 3, 2015
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.schatz.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-3934
- Office
- 722 Hart Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.