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Adrian Tam

Democrat, State House of Representatives

District 24, Oʻahu

Time in office:

House: 2020-present

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Bio

Born and raised in Honolulu, Adrian Kam is a graduate of Kalani High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University. In 2016 he worked as a session hire at the House of Representatives before moving to the Senate to work for Sen. Stanley Chang from 2017 to 2020.

Tam, who represents Waikīkī, currently serves as chair for the House Tourism Committee. He is also the founding House chair of the Legislative Equality Caucus dedicated to addressing the needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Bill Activity

Of 62 bills:

3 Passed

57 Failed

2 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 62 bills: 3 passed, 57 failed, and 2 are currently pending.

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This feature tracks sources of money intended to help a candidate win election.

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

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

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

$59.1K

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

$372.0

Grand Total for Elections

$59.5K

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

Communications & Electronics

Construction

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

General Business

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

$249.9K

Independent Expenditures

Total

$5.3K

Grand Total for Elections

$255.3K

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

Giver	Value	Date	Description
NCSL	$1,000	Nov 1, 2021	Stipend to attend NCSL Legislative Summit
NCSL / Novartis	$997.32	Dec 13, 2021	Food, hotel, transportation to La Jolla, CA
Council of State Governments	$727	Sep 29, 2021	Meals and Lodging