Donovan Dela Cruz

Democrat, State Senate

District 17, Oʻahu

Time in office:

Senate: 2010-present

Bio

At age 30, Donovan Dela Cruz was the youngest person to chair the Honolulu City Council, where he served two terms before running for and winning a seat in the Hawaiʻi Senate in 2010. For the past several years Dela Cruz has been chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and is generally seen as one of the most powerful members of the Legislature. His district includes Mililani Mauka, Launani Valley, Wahiawā and Whitmore Village.

Dela Cruz is a 1991 graduate of Leilehua High School and has degrees in journalism and communications studies from the University Oregon. He is a passionate advocate for Wahiawā where he grew up and still resides. He has been a leading supporter of sustainable agriculture and workforce development.

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Bill Activity

Of 80 bills:

6 Passed

69 Failed

5 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 80 bills: 6 passed, 69 failed, and 5 are currently pending.

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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).

Agriculture

Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Transportation

Uncoded

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

$291.6K

Grand Total for Elections

$291.6K

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.

Agriculture

Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Defense

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

Health

Ideology/Single Issue

Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Party

Transportation

Uncoded

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

$1.9M

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

$1.3K

Grand Total for Elections

$1.9M

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.

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