Justin Woodson

Democrat, State House of Representatives

District 9, Maui

Time in office:

House: 2012-present

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Bio

Justin Woodson is chair of the House Education Committee and has represented Maui in the Legislature for more than a dozen years. His priorities include pre-K and kindergarten programs, and strengthening STEM education. He helped establish the Hawaiʻi Promise program in Hawaiʻi’s community colleges.

Woodson represents Kahului, Pu‘unēnē and Wailuku. His government experience includes working as an analyst and clerk for Sen. Carol Fukunga and the late Rep. Mele Carroll.

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Bill Activity

Of 24 bills:

1 Passed

0 Failed

23 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 24 bills: 1 passed, 0 failed, and 23 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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Communications & Electronics

Construction

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

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Health

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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

$22.8K

58.0% 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

$147.0

73.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$22.9K

58.0% 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
Excelin Ed	$1,100	Dec 5, 2018	Airfare, lodging, and registration
National Conference of State Legislatures	$1,000	Sep 8, 2018	Lodging and registration

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.