| Full Name: | Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Sr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Mary Chong; 5 Children: Millannie, Daniel Jr., Gerard, Alan, Nicholas |
| Birth Date: | 09/11/1924 |
| Birth Place: | Honolulu, HI |
| Home City: | Honolulu, HI |
| Religion: | Congregationalist |
Summary
Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Sr.
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
H J Res 117 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)
Sept. 22, 2012 - Extends appropriations for continuing operations, projects, and activities conducted in fiscal year 2012 to fiscal year 2013 and increases the rate of operations by ...
S 1789 - United States Postal Service Amendments
Legislation (Nay)
April 25, 2012 - Authorizes the U.S. Postal Service to offer early retirement incentive payments to postal employees who voluntarily retire before October 1, 2015 (Sec. 102). ...
HR 3082 - Continuing Appropriations
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 21, 2010 - Amends "The Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011" to extend the expiration date from December 3, 2010, to March 4, 2011 (Sec. 1). ...
Recent Public Statements
Senator Daniel Akaka Sponsors Self-Governance Bill
Dec. 17, 2012 - Today U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, introduced the bi-partisan Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of ...
Statement by Chairman Akaka on the Senate Passage of Two Indian Affairs Bills
Dec. 12, 2012 - Today, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, made the following statement on the unanimous Senate passage of ...
Senator Akaka says ALOHA to the United States Senate
More Public Statements
Dec. 12, 2012 - Mr. President, before I begin, I would like to take a moment to wish my good friend, my colleague of 36 years, my brother, Dan ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Citizens Against Government Waste Positions | 0% |
| 2009 | Citizens Against Government Waste Positions | 3% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $271,210.00 |
| Total Spent | $322,508.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $29,143.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Daniel Akaka, Sr. REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major 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 Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.
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