Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress

Daniel K. Inouye

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · HawaiiSenate 1963–2012 · House 1959–1963 (HI-AL)

Daniel Inouye was a Democratic U.S. senator from Hawaii, first elected to Congress in 1959, who voted with most Democrats on 97% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 23 bills that became law (100th–112th Congress).

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883Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–112th Congress (excludes amendments)

91Passed a chamberof 883 bills & resolutions sponsored

23Became law23 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 100th–112th Congress

7Broke with partyof 210 yes/no votes, 112th (3.3%)

18Missed votesof 228 roll calls, 112th (7.9%)

—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

Not VotingOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 13, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
Not VotingOn the Motion — A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes.
Dec 13, 2012 · Motion Rejected
Not VotingOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 11, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
Not VotingOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes.
Dec 11, 2012 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Not VotingOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 6, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed

5 most recent bills

S. 1980 Pirate Fishing Elimination Act
Dec 19, 2012 · By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-255.
S.Res. 603 A resolution designating the week of November 26 through November 30, 2012, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week.
Nov 29, 2012 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7277; text as passed…
S. 65 Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011
Sep 20, 2012 · Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S. 46 Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2011
Sep 12, 2012 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.
S.Res. 540 A resolution designating the week of August 6 through August 10, 2012, as "National Convenient Care Clinic Week".
Aug 1, 2012 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; 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. Inouye has won

Sen. Inouye has won 6 U.S. Senate elections (1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 30.3 to 61.4 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won6 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 30.3 points1992, HI Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party0 of 6 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Hawaii Senate (class 3)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Daniel K. Inouye (D) 1980–2010 → Brian Schatz (D) 2016–2022. The seat is next on the ballot in 2028.

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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. Inouye served?

2005 to 2011 in Hawaii: typical household income was down 8% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.2 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 3.2 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Hawaii: $93.8K in 2005 → $86.6K in 2011

Hawaii down 8%U.S. down 5%

Share of people below the poverty line

Hawaii: 9.8% in 2005 → 12.0% in 2011

Hawaii up 2.2 pointsU.S. up 2.6 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Hawaii: 4.4% in 2005 → 7.7% in 2011

Hawaii up 3.2 pointsU.S. up 3.4 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 Inouye’s time representing it (1963 to 2012). 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 1963 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	6	See the 6 →
With a committee report listed	5	See the 5 →

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.