Reflection of some of Hilo downtown buildings

Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy

Democrat, State House of Representatives

District 2, Hawaiʻi

Time in office:

House: 2024-present

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Bio

Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy was raised in Hilo, where she graduated from Waiākea High School before going on to Hawai‘i Community College and the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.

She was on the Hawaiʻi County Council for eight years before being elected to the House in 2024. She is vice chair of the Health Committee. She cites her experience with land use development, environmental permits and long-range community planning.

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Bill Activity

Of 34 bills:

2 Passed

32 Failed

0 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 34 bills: 2 passed, 32 failed, and 0 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

Construction

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

Health

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

$46.6K

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

Grand Total for Elections

$46.7K

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

Construction

Energy & Natural Resources

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

Government Agencies/Education/Other

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

$170.3K

Independent Expenditures

Total

$810.0

Grand Total for Elections

$171.1K

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