About
Schatz, Brian Emanuel A Senator from Hawaii; born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 20, 1972; attended Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii; B.A. Pomona College 1994; teacher; member of the Hawaii state house of representatives, 1998-2006; CEO, Helping Hands Hawaii, 2002-2010; chairman, Democratic Party of Hawaii, 2008-2011; Hawaii lieutenant governor, 2010-2012; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate on December 26, 2012, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Inouye, and took the oath of office on December 27, 2012; subsequently elected in 2014 in a special election; reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
99% — Voted in 859 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
1.1% — Voted against their own party majority 9 of 848 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
450 — Attracted 450 cosponsors across 52 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
66 — Attracted 66 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
290 — 290 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
64 — 64 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Rearview Mirror: Punahou School celebrates its 185th anniversary
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Oct 9, 2026
Neglected veterans cemetery in Hawaii gets more than $6 million for renovations
Stars and Stripes · Oct 8, 2026
Trump approves disaster declarations for Hawaii after Hurricanes Lala and Lowell
NBC Hawaii (KHNL) · Oct 8, 2026
Cruz blocks Senate Democrats’ bid to pass AI safety bill
Politico · Sep 29, 2026
Democrats were about to unanimously pass AI safety bill, but Ted Cruz stands in the way: ‘An invitation for abuse’
We Got This Covered · Sep 29, 2026
