Rachele Lamosao

Democrat, State Senate

District 19, Oʻahu

Time in office:

House: 2022-2025
Senate: 2025-present

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Bio

Rachele Lamosao is Filipino American, born in Honolulu and raised in Waipahu. Her parents immigrated from the Philippines in the early 1980s. She was appointed to the Senate in December 2025 after Henry Aquino resigned. Her Senate district includes Pearl City, Waipahu, West Loch Estates and Ho‘opili.

Lamosao attended August Ahrens Elementary, Waipahu Intermediate and Waipahu High School. She attended the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in public administration. Lamosao was a member of the Waipahu Neighborhood Board and volunteered with Waipahu High School and the Taste of Waipahu planning committee. She worked as a legislative staffer and officer manger for the Legislature before running herself.

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Bill Activity

Of 39 bills:

0 Passed

0 Failed

39 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 39 bills: 0 passed, 0 failed, and 39 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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Candidate Contributions

Communications & Electronics

Construction

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Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

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Labor

Lawyers & Lobbyists

Transportation

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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

$50.3K

8.0% 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

$50.5K

9.0% 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
CSG West	$1,131.17	Dec 12, 2023	CSG Western Legislative Academy

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.