Polo Beach within District 11 on Maui

Terez Amato

Democrat, State House of Representatives
District 11, Maui
Time in office:
  • House: 2022-present

General Contact Info

Bio

Terez Amato grew up in South and Central Maui and is a graduate of St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High School in Wailuku. She represents Kīhei, Keawakapu and Wailea. Amato is vice chair of the Higher Education Committee.

Amato was a Sierra Club board member, a member of the Maui Farmers Union and a volunteer with the Surfrider Foundation, the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, the Leeward Haleakala Watershed Restoration Partnership and the West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership.

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Bill Activity

0

Of 24 bills:
1 Passed
23 Failed
0 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 24 bills: 1 passed, 23 failed, and 0 are currently pending.

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Financials

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Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Candidate Contributions

$2.5K

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$2.2K

General Business

$699.1

Health

$2.2K

Labor

$4.0K

Uncoded

$12.7K

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $4000 for the Senate and $2000 for the house.

Total
$24.2K

55.0% lower than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total
$516.0

6.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$24.7K

54.0% lower than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.


Influence

There are two categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel.

No personal gifts data found

Policy

Bills Authored by Terez Amato

HCR 137
Urging an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to hostilities in Iran.

Committee: House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

In Progress
Urging an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to hostilities in Iran. Committee: House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
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Committees

Most of the policy work in the Hawai’i state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

Preview image for HB 2441 37MIN
Feb 6, 2026

HB 2441

University of Hawaii; Campus Safety; Title IX; Registration; Training; Programming

Preview image for HB 2441 3MIN
Feb 6, 2026

HB 2441

University of Hawaii; Campus Safety; Title IX; Registration; Training; Programming

Preview image for HB 866 10MIN
Feb 7, 2025

HB 866

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

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District

State House of Representatives District 11

Previous Election (2024):

Acain, Aileen R. (Lily)
30.4%
Amato, Terez (T.Amato)
57.4%
WON

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