Waimea Bay w/Mission of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church

Sean Quinlan

Democrat, State House of Representatives
District 47, Oʻahu
Time in office:
  • House: 2016-present

General Contact Info

Bio

Sean Quinlan, the House Majority Leader, represents Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Kawailoa Beach, Waimea, Sunset Beach, Waiale‘e, Kawela Bay, Kahuku, Lā‘ie, Hau‘ula, Punalu‘u and Kahana. He was born in Hong Kong and attended George Mason University before leaving in his senior year to travel around China.

Quinlan lives in Haleʻiwa on the North Shore of Oʻahu. He’s married and has one child. In a 2024 candidate Q&A, he cited overtourism and the traffic associated with that as the biggest issue facing his district.

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Bill Activity

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Of 54 bills:
4 Passed
45 Failed
5 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 54 bills: 4 passed, 45 failed, and 5 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

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).

Agriculture

$250.0

Candidate Contributions

$450.0

Communications & Electronics

$1.8K

Construction

$1.5K

Energy & Natural Resources

$100.0

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$5.9K

General Business

$3.0K

Ideology/Single Issue

$1.8K

Labor

$8.0K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$2.8K

Party

$500.0

Transportation

$1.2K

Uncoded

$3.2K

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
$30.3K

44.0% 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
$372.0

32.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$30.7K

42.0% 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.

No personal gifts data found

Policy

Bills Authored by Sean Quinlan

Committees

Most of the policy work in the Hawai’i state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

Preview image for HB 1880 3MIN
Mar 10, 2026

HB 1880

Pesticides; Telone; 1,3-Dichloropropene; Prohibited Use or Application

Preview image for HB 969 6MIN
Apr 30, 2025

HB 969

DOH; CWRM; Waste Disposal Facilities; Landfill Units; Agricultural District; Buffer Zones; Underground...

Preview image for HR 216 5MIN
Apr 2, 2025

HR 216

congratulating landon mcnamara for winning the 11th eddie aikau big wave invitational.

Preview image for HB 969 7MIN
Mar 4, 2025

HB 969

DOH; CWRM; Waste Disposal Facilities; Landfill Units; Agricultural District; Buffer Zones; Underground...

Preview image for HR 4 6MIN
Jan 15, 2025

HR 4

ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING THE CAUCUS LEADERS AND NAMING THE CHAIRS, VICE CHAIRS,...

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District

State House of Representatives District 47

Previous Election (2024):

Aguirre, John W. (Johnny)
38.4%
Quinlan, Sean
52.1%
WON

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