Jackson Sayama

Democrat, State House of Representatives

District 21, Oʻahu

Time in office:

House: 2020-present

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Bio

Jackson Sayama, who represents St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise and Kaimukī, was on his neighborhood board before running for the Legislature. He is chair of the House Labor Committee, where he advocates for policies supporting working families, including working on housing and homelessness issues.

Sayama was born and raised in St. Louis Heights. He graduated from Punahou and went to China where he attended the New York University of Shanghai. Sayama has an M.A. in public administration from the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa.

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Bill Activity

Of 65 bills:

1 Passed

61 Failed

3 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 65 bills: 1 passed, 61 failed, and 3 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

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

$43.1K

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

Grand Total for Elections

$43.5K

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

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

$204.4K

Independent Expenditures

Total

$1.2K

Grand Total for Elections

$205.6K

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.

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