List of United States Senators from Hawaii
Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. Hawaii's senators belong to classes 1 and 3. Only seven people have served as U.S. Senator in the state's history. Its current senators are Democrats Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz.
List of Senators
Class 1
Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle who were elected for three Congresses in the state's first elections in 1959. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018. |
C o n g r e s s |
Class 3
Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle who were elected for two Congresses in the state's first elections in 1959. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2004, 2010, with a special election in 2014, and 2016. The next election for the seat will be in 2022. |
# |
Senator |
Party |
Years in office |
Electoral history |
T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history |
Years in office |
Party |
Senator |
# |
1 |
Hiram Fong |
Republican |
August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1959. |
1 |
86th Congress |
1 |
Elected in 1959. Retired. |
August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1963 |
Democratic |
Oren E. Long |
1 |
87th Congress |
88th Congress |
2 |
Elected in 1962. |
January 3, 1963 – December 17, 2012 |
Democratic |
Daniel Inouye |
2 |
Re-elected in 1964. |
2 |
89th Congress |
90th Congress |
91st Congress |
3 |
Re-elected in 1968. |
Re-elected in 1970. Retired. |
3 |
92nd Congress |
93rd Congress |
94th Congress |
4 |
Re-elected in 1974. |
2 |
Spark Matsunaga |
Democratic |
January 3, 1977 – April 15, 1990 |
Elected in 1976 |
4 |
95th Congress |
96th Congress |
97th Congress |
5 |
Re-elected in 1980. |
Re-elected in 1982. |
5 |
98th Congress |
99th Congress |
100th Congress |
6 |
Re-elected in 1986. |
Re-elected in 1988. Died. |
6 |
101st Congress |
Vacant |
April 15, 1990 – May 16, 1990 |
|
3 |
Daniel Akaka |
Democratic |
May 16, 1990 – January 3, 2013 |
Appointed to continue Matsunaga's term. Elected to finish Matsunaga's term. |
102nd Congress |
103rd Congress |
7 |
Re-elected in 1992. |
Re-elected in 1994 |
7 |
104th Congress |
105th Congress |
106th Congress |
8 |
Re-elected in 1998 |
Re-elected in 2000. |
8 |
107th Congress |
108th Congress |
109th Congress |
9 |
Re-elected in 2004. |
Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
9 |
110th Congress |
111th Congress |
112th Congress |
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 Congress |
114th Congress |
115th Congress |
11 |
Re-elected in 2016. |
To be determined in the 2018 election. |
11 |
116th Congress |
117th Congress |
118th Congress |
12 |
To be determined in the 2022 election. |
# |
Senator |
Party |
Years in office |
Electoral history |
T e r m |
|
T e r m |
Electoral history |
Years in office |
Party |
Senator |
# |
Class 1 |
Class 3 |
Living former U.S. Senators from Hawaii
As of October 2016, there is one former U.S. Senator from the U.S. State of Hawaii who is currently living, from Class 1. The most recent senator to die was Daniel Inouye of Class 3 (1963–2012), who died in office on December 17, 2012. The most recent class 1 senator to die was Hiram Fong (1959–1977) on August 18, 2004. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was Spark Matsunaga (1977–1990), who died in office on April 15, 1990.
Senator |
Term of office |
Class |
Date of birth (and age) |
Daniel Akaka |
1990–2013 |
1 |
(1924-09-11) September 11, 1924 |
See also