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Brian Schatz
Official portrait, 2013
United States Senator from Hawaii
Incumbent
Assumed office December 26, 2012
Serving with Mazie Hirono
Preceded by
Daniel Inouye
Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office February 3, 2021
Preceded by
John Hoeven
Deputy Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Leader
Chuck Schumer
Secretary
Tammy Baldwin
Preceded by
Office established
12th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
In office December 6, 2010 – December 26, 2012
Governor
Neil Abercrombie
Preceded by
Duke Aiona
Succeeded by
Shan Tsutsui
Chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party
In office May 2008 – January 2010
Preceded by
Jeani Withington
Succeeded by
Dante Carpenter
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
In office November 3, 1998 – November 7, 2006
Preceded by
Sam Aiona
Succeeded by
Della Au Belatti
Constituency
24th district (1998–2002) 25th district (2002–2006)
Personal details
Born
Brian Emanuel Schatz
(1972-10-20) October 20, 1972 (age 51) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Other political affiliations
Green (formerly)
Spouse
Linda Kwok Kai Yun
Children
2
Education
Pomona College (BA)
Signature
Website
Senate website
Brian Schatz's voice
Brian Schatz on the benefits for Native Americans in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Budget Reconciliation Bill Recorded August 9, 2021
Brian Emanuel Schatz (/ʃɑːts/SHAHTS; born October 20, 1972) is an American educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Hawaii, a seat he has held since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Schatz served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 25th legislative district; as the chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii from 2008 to 2010; and as the 12th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2012.
Schatz also worked as chief executive officer of Helping Hands Hawaii, an Oahu nonprofit social service agency, until he resigned to run for lieutenant governor of Hawaii in the 2010 gubernatorial election as Neil Abercrombie's running mate.[1] He served as lieutenant governor until December 26, 2012, when Abercrombie appointed him to serve the rest of Daniel Inouye's U.S. Senate term after Inouye's death.[2] Schatz was the youngest U.S. senator in the 112th Congress. He won the 2014 special election to complete the remainder of Inouye's Senate term with just under 70% of the vote, was reelected in 2016 with 73.6%, and again in 2022 with 71.2%.
^DePledge, Derrick (November 2, 2010). "Abercrombie trumps Aiona to become Hawaii's next governor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^"Schatz appointed to fill Sen. Inouye's seat". KITV. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
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