Dole Food Co Pineapple fields along Kamehameha Hwy near Wahiawa.

Amy Perruso

Democrat, State House of Representatives

District 46, Oʻahu

Time in office:

House: 2018-present

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Bio

Amy Perruso has taught social studies in the Hawaiʻi Department of Education for about 20 years. She currently represents Waipi‘o Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, Waialua and Mokule‘ia. Prior to that she was a teacher in California, Shanghai and Finland. She holds a leadership post in the House as majority whip and is vice chair of the Energy and Environmental Protection Committee.

Perruso previously served as secretary-treasurer of the Hawai’i State Teachers Association and was a member of Gov. David Ige’s Every Student Succeeds Act Team. She has been a Fulbright Scholar and finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year Award.

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Bill Activity

Of 49 bills:

0 Passed

0 Failed

49 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 49 bills: 0 passed, 0 failed, and 49 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

Labor

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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

$25.7K

53.0% 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

$521.0

3.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$26.2K

52.0% 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.

Giver	Value	Date	Description
Council of State Governments	$1,637.13	Sep 26, 2021	CSG West Legislative Leadership Training
National Council of Environmental Legislators	$500	Dec 10, 2021	Meals for Three (3) Days of Green Amendment Boot Camp

Gifts

For gifts that are allowed, legislators must file an annual gifts disclosure statement with the Hawai'i State Ethics Commission if they or their spouse or dependent child receive from a single source one or multiple gifts and the whole aggregate value exceeds $200.