| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2012 | Senator | HI | Democrat |
| See All 10 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Armed Services
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Housing, Transportation and Community Development
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- National Parks
- Public Lands and Forests
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
- Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
- State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ad Hoc)
- Senate Indian Affairs
- Senate Veterans' Affairs
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
| On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 398 ) |
Aye July 31, 2008 |
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S.3001 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001 ) |
Aye July 31, 2008 |
|
H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 On the Conference Report (H.R. 4137 Conference Report ) |
Aye July 31, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
- Republican most often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Democrat least often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
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Daniel Akaka in the News
September 03, 2008 Mighty Mo Commemorates End of WWII
Hundreds of dignitaries, along with Sen. Daniel Akaka, took part in Tuesday's ceremony. It began at 8:45 am which is near time of day that representatives ...
September 02, 2008 Natives play role in US election
Senator Daniel Akaka, a Polynesian from Hawaii, is the only Native American in Congress today. Aboriginals don't constitute a majority in any state. ...
September 01, 2008 Dereliction of Duty
In 2005, Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), now chair of the Veteransâ Affairs Committee, introduced legislation that would have increased veteransâ medical care ...
Daniel Akaka in the Blogs
September 07, 2008 Debtors' Prison: Who Supports Freedom?
The Delaware Senator has only Pennsylvannia and genetic inbreeding. Team Obama apparently cannot get Joe on Message, either. Dozens of times, I thought to myself, "this" requires a one word answer 2 minutes later, Joe is eating the foot ...
Source: Gay Species
September 07, 2008 Obama vows to support the Akaka Bill that it's author Senator ...
This link quotes Daniel Akaka (D-HI) from the article:. "One interesting point is that Akaka actually openly acknowledges the possibility of independence. But he says this sovereignty could eventually go further, perhaps even leading to ...
Source: Disgruntled Truck Driver!
September 07, 2008 Hawaiian Coal-Fired Plant Converted to Run on Biomass
RENEWABLEENERGYWORLD : US Senator Daniel Akaka and US Representatives Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono helped launch Hawaii's newest renewable energy project at a Hawaiian blessing ceremomy for the Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility in the ...
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Featured Members of Congress
On May 14, 2008 Daniel Akaka was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Daniel Akaka (D-HI) is hoping to bring his bill to give tribal status to native Hawaiins, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, to a vote on the Senate floor before Memorial Day. The bill would provide a process for reorganizing the Native Hawaiian governing entity so that the United States, the state of Hawaii, and the Native Hawaiian governing entity can negotiate the transfer of lands and natural resources, and the role of governmental authority over any transfered lands.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Alexander & Baldwin ($31,250)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $281,011 | 15.6 % |
| Labor | $278,275 | 15.5 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $265,125 | 14.7 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $216,000 | 12.0 % |
| Other | $202,982 | 11.3 % |
| Misc Business | $156,853 | 8.7 % |
| Health | $100,300 | 5.6 % |
| Construction | $79,366 | 4.4 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $71,100 | 4.0 % |
| Transportation | $53,000 | 2.9 % |
| Defense | $37,100 | 2.1 % |
| Agribusiness | $29,040 | 1.6 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $28,300 | 1.6 % |
| Total: | $1,798,452 |







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I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!!
I don't think you care about women vets but I hope I'm wrong
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