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Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Schatz

Biographical

Current Office: Lieutenant Governor (HI) , Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
On The Ballot: None, Democratic for U.S. House - District 2
None, Democratic for U.S. Senate
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Linda; 2 Children: Tyler, Mia
Birth Date: 10/20/1972
Birth Place: Ann Arbor, MI
Religion: Jewish

See Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz's Opponents in the 2012 Congressional Election

Tulsi Gabbard
(Running)
Democratic
Mufi Hannemann
(Running)
Democratic
Joshua Green
(Running)
Democratic
Clayton Hee
(Running)
Democratic
Esther Kia'aina
(Running)
Democratic
Bob Marx
(Running)
Democratic

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Recent Key Votes

SB 3262 - Smoking Ban Bill
Legislation (Yea)

May 2, 2006

SB 1223 - Overdraft Check Fee Increase
Legislation (Yea)

May 2, 2006

SB 3008 - Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations
Legislation (Yea)

March 30, 2006

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Recent Public Statements

National Nuclear Security Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation Conclude Counterterrorism Exercise in Hawaii, Marking the Completion of Radiological Security Enhancements Program

March 29, 2012 - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today announced the completion of Island Thunder, a table-top counterterrorism exercise in ...

Mahalo!

Sept. 21, 2010 - Saturday night was a big night for our campaign. I am grateful and humbled to be the nominee for Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic Ticket. ...

Issue Position: Education and Furlough Fridays

The Record As a member of the House Committee on Education, Brian helped push for legislation that decreased class size, decentralized decision making to principals, ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2000 Hawaii State AFL-CIO Positions 0%
2003 Small Business Hawaii Positions 0%
2005-2006 Sierra Club Hawaii Chapter Positions 92%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($72,441.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Brian Schatz REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2004 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST Brian Schatz REFUSED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY: Major News Organizations and key national leaders of both parties including, John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President

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View Brian E. Schatz's Hawaii State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test

Contact Information

Capitol Email
brian.schatz@hawaii.gov

Capitol Website
http://hawaii.gov/ltgov

Capitol
State of Hawai`i State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-0255
Fax: 808-586-0231

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