Gregg Takayama

Democrat, State House of Representatives

District 34, Oʻahu

Time in office:

House: 2012-present

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Bio

Gregg Takayama is a former television news reporter. He was born in Honolulu and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa. He represents Pearl City, Waiau and Pacific Palisades and is chair of the House Health Committee.

His professional experience includes serving as director of community and government affairs at UH, and as communications director for Lt. Gov. Ben Cayetano and the State Department of Public Safety. His volunteer experience includes working as director of the Friends of Pearl City Library and serving on the board of the Pearl City Community Association and the Pearl City Foundation.

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Bill Activity

Of 61 bills:

0 Passed

0 Failed

61 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 61 bills: 0 passed, 0 failed, and 61 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).

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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

$29.8K

46.0% 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

$372.0

31.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$30.1K

45.0% 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
ExcelinEd	$699	Nov 16, 2022	Registration - National Summit on Education (Nov. 16-18, 2022) in Salt Lake City

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.