Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress

Daniel K. Akaka

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · HawaiiSenate 1990–2013 · House 1977–1991 (HI-2)

Daniel Akaka was a Democratic U.S. senator from Hawaii, first elected to Congress in 1977, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 27 bills that became law (100th–112th Congress).

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530Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–112th Congress (excludes amendments)

102Passed a chamberof 530 bills & resolutions sponsored

27Became law25 substantive + 2 ceremonial · 100th–112th Congress

13Broke with partyof 247 yes/no votes, 112th (5.3%)

4Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (1.6%)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 2170 Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
Dec 28, 2012 · Became Public Law No: 112-230.
S. 1379 D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011
Dec 28, 2012 · Became Public Law No: 112-229.
S. 1763 SAVE Native Women Act
Dec 27, 2012 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579.
S. 1262 Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act
Dec 21, 2012 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574.
S.Res. 624 A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii.
Dec 18, 2012 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8152; text as passed…

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Akaka has won

Sen. Akaka has won 7 U.S. House elections (1976–1988) and 4 U.S. Senate elections (1990, 1994, 2000, 2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 9.4 to 83.1 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won11 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 9.4 points1990, HI Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 11 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Hawaii’s 2nd districtWinners, most recent three: Tulsi Gabbard (D) 2012–2018 → Kaiali’I Kahele (D) 2020 → Jill N. Tokuda (D) 2022–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

Seat history, Hawaii Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Spark Matsunaga (D) 1976–1988 → Daniel K. Akaka (D) 1994–2006 → Mazie K. Hirono (D) 2012–2024.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has Hawaii done while Sen. Akaka served?

2005 to 2012 in Hawaii: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.7 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.7 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Hawaii: $93.8K in 2005 → $91.0K in 2012

Hawaii about the sameU.S. down 6%

Share of people below the poverty line

Hawaii: 9.8% in 2005 → 11.6% in 2012

Hawaii up 1.7 pointsU.S. up 2.6 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Hawaii: 4.4% in 2005 → 7.1% in 2012

Hawaii up 2.7 pointsU.S. up 2.5 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Hawaii during Akaka’s time representing it (1990 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Hawaii begin in 2005, so 1990 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 48 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	48	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	8	See the 8 →
With a committee report listed	8	See the 8 →
With a Congress.gov note	1	See the 1 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.