Aerial View Iriquois Point at Ewa Beach

Julie Reyes Oda

Republican, State House of Representatives
District 40, Oʻahu
Time in office:
  • House: 2024-present

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    Bio

    Julie Reyes Oda, who represents ‘Ewa Beach and Iroquois Point, is a math teacher at Nānākuli High and Intermediate School. She has served as the Leeward chapter president for the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association and as a board director.

    “In speaking with residents in my district, there was no one issue that was common in all the areas,” she said. “I heard concerns about development, homelessness, safety, fireworks, feral cats/chickens, parking issues and overcrowded schools. Some mentioned abandoned cars in their neighborhoods and a street that was used as a dump.”

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    Of 19 bills:
    0 Passed
    0 Failed
    19 Pending

    For this session year, this legislator initiated 19 bills: 0 passed, 0 failed, and 19 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).

    Candidate Contributions

    $500.0

    Ideology/Single Issue

    $2.0K

    Labor

    $7.0K

    Uncoded

    $2.2K

    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
    $11.7K

    79.0% lower than the average legislators

    Independent Expenditures

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    Total
    $1.3K

    141.0% higher than the average legislators

    Grand Total for Elections

    $13.0K

    76.0% 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.

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    Policy

    Bills Authored by Julie Reyes Oda

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    Hearings

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    Preview image for HB 14144MIN
    Feb 26, 2025

    HB 1414

    RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

    Preview image for HB 8384MIN
    Feb 4, 2025

    HB 838

    RELATING TO TEACHERS.

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    District

    State House of Representatives District 40

    Previous Election (2024):

    Martinez, Rose
    44%
    Reyes Oda, Julie
    49.4%
    WON
    Ulufanua, Christian P.
    2.9%

    Census Data

    Median age010203040

    Median age