Joy San Buenaventura

Democrat, State Senate

District 2, Hawaiʻi

Time in office:

Senate: 2020-present
House: 2014-2020

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Bio

Joy San Buenaventura, who represents Puna, attended Lunalilo Elementary School, Washington Intermediate School and graduated from McKinley High School. San Buenaventura earned a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

She was first elected to office as the Hawaiʻi state representative of District 4 in 2014 before running for and winning a Senate seat in 2020. A 30-year resident of Hawaiʻi island, she currently lives in a photovoltaic-powered home in Hawaiian Paradise Park with her husband. San Buenaventura volunteers her time helping the public access the courts through the Judiciary’s Self-Help Center.

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Bill Activity

Of 69 bills:

7 Passed

0 Failed

62 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 69 bills: 7 passed, 0 failed, and 62 are currently pending.

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Financials

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Election

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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

$61.5K

13.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$61.5K

11.0% higher 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
Hawaii Tourism Authority	$150	Oct 1, 2018	2018 Global Tourism Summit

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.