Jill N. Tokuda
Democratic · Hawaii · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for U.S. House, HI-2, Hawaii
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Lowering the cost of housing, food, gas, and healthcare, per her voter guide statement
- Protecting land and local opportunity, per her voter guide statement
Biography
Tokuda represented Kaneohe and Kailua in the Hawaii State Senate from 2006 to 2018, chairing the Ways and Means Committee, per the official House biography. She earned a degree in international relations from George Washington University as the first in her family to attend college, and later worked as co-director of CyberHawaii and external affairs director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center before her election to Congress, per the official House biography.
Key voting record
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Opposed
On the ballot
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