# Adrian Tam

Adrian Tam is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 24
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ce91900-de38-4ab2-a6fe-089b04b20b74

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ce91900-de38-4ab2-a6fe-089b04b20b74 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Tam sits at −1.02 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State House Democrats.

## What Tam says (HI 2025–26 session)

8 classified statements: 8 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Tam | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.4% | 65 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 62.5% | 39.2% | 85 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 40% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Families 20% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 20% (State House Democrats 0.9%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.02 (standard error 0.05), from 167 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 761 bills: 761 reached committee, 349 passed one chamber, 201 passed both, 78 became law. Cosponsored 15. 62.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 27 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 204: CONGRATULATING THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH PLACE TEAMS AT THE 2026 HAWAIʻI LIFESMARTS STATE COMPETITION. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR204/
- HR 197: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET BEFORE APPROVING ANY INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, FUEL, OR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR197/
- HCR 106: ENDORSING WAIKIKI AS A WORLD SURFING RESERVE. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR106/
- HCR 101: NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR101/
- HCR 207: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET BEFORE APPROVING ANY INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, FUEL, OR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR207/
- HCR 185: URGING ALL COUNTY PLANNING AND PERMITTING AGENCIES TO DENY ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, OR USE OF WAREHOUSES BY UNITED… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR185/
- HR 175: URGING ALL COUNTY PLANNING AND PERMITTING AGENCIES TO DENY ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, OR USE OF WAREHOUSES BY UNITED… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR175/
- HCR 154: REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR154/
- HR 93: NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR93/
- HR 178: REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AN AGRICULTURAL TOURISM WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE EXISTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL… (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR178/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/2097946449300574550
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/1979337898190418377
- 2025-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/1963863579938934817
- 2025-02-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/1890106025199694269
- 2025-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/1885014367181115690
- 2025-01-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/1884154103670137316
- 2025-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/1883654471693238462
- 2025-01-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/adrianktam/status/1883658532689776744

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=132&year=2022
- Campaign site: https://https:https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=294&year=2024//www.adrianforhawaii.com/
- X: https://x.com/adrianktam
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repadriantam
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianktam/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-tam-7552205a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ce91900-de38-4ab2-a6fe-089b04b20b74