Chris Lee
- Senate: 2020-present
- House: 2008-2020
News coverage of Chris Lee
Bio
Chris Lee served in the House of Representatives for 12 years before jumping to the Senate in 2020 where he chairs the Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee. He is an assistant majority whip. He has worked as a director of a nonprofit and helped out with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu, the Hawaii Meth Project, Breakthroughs for Youth at Risk and the Ala Wai Watershed Association.
“We must imagine the Hawaiʻi we want to see and work backward identifying actionable steps to get there, letting go of the assumptions and sacred cows that traditionally hold us back, so we can all adapt together,” he says. Lee represents Kailua, Waimānalo and Hawai‘i Kai.
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Bill Activity
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Of 179 bills:For this session year, this legislator initiated 179 bills: 0 passed, 0 failed, and 179 are currently pending.
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Financials
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Election
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Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
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69.0% lower than the average legislators
Grand Total for Elections
69.0% lower than the average legislators
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Influence
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Policy
Bills Authored by Chris Lee
Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology
Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
Committees
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Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts
Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation
Senate Standing Committee on Ways and Means
Hearings
Featured Comments
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44SECSB 3002
HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;...
7MINSB 3002
HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;...
1MINSB 2979
DLNR; COMMUNITY CO-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS; COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; DISPOSAL OF STATE LANDS
4MINSB 2973
JUG LINE FISHING; JUG RIG VARIANT FISHING METHODS; NONSELECTIVE FISHING; PROHIBITION
13MINSB 2975
DLNR; MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS; OAHU; CLOSURE AUTHORITY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; RULES
1MINSB 2975
DLNR; MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS; OAHU; CLOSURE AUTHORITY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; RULES
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