List of United States Senators from Hawaii
The list of United States Senators from Hawaii shows everyone who has ever served in the US Senate for that state , sorted by Senate class . One class shows when this senator will be re-elected. The last elections for class 1 senators took place in 2018; the class 3 senators were re-elected in 2016.
class 1
Hawaii has only been a United States state since August 21, 1959 and has so far sent four class 1 senators to Congress .
Surname | Term of office | Political party | Life dates |
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Hiram Leong Fong | 1959-1977 | republican | October 15, 1906-18. August 2004 |
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga | 1977-1990 | democrat | October 8, 1916-15. April 1990 |
Daniel Kahikina Akaka | 1990-2013 | democrat | September 11, 1924 - April 6, 2018 |
Mazie Keiko Hirono | since 2013 | democrat | * November 3, 1947 |
Senator class 3
Hawaii has three class 3 senators to date :
Surname | Term of office | Political party | Life dates |
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Oren Ethelbirt Long | 1959-1963 | democrat | March 4, 1889–6. May 1965 |
Daniel Ken Inouye | 1963-2012 | democrat | September 7, 1924-17. December 2012 |
Brian Emanuel Sweetheart | since 2012 | democrat | * October 20, 1972 |