# Luke Evslin

Luke Evslin is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 16
- Serving since: 2023-02-15
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/128214ae-53bd-4dfe-88e6-ad3a70c6a83d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/128214ae-53bd-4dfe-88e6-ad3a70c6a83d (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

100% of Evslin’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Hawaii, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## What Evslin says (HI 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 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 | Evslin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 14.4% | 62 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 67% (State House Democrats 11%); Taxation 67% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Transportation and Public Works 67% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Housing and Community Development 33% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Labor and Employment 33% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.07), from 29 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 573 bills: 573 reached committee, 281 passed one chamber, 163 passed both, 61 became law. Cosponsored 1. 68.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 13 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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/
- HR 78: REQUESTING THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL AND THE COUNTIES TO ADOPT, AMEND, OR UPDATE THE STATE BUILDING CODES AND COUNTY BUILDING CODES TO INCORPORATE… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR78/
- HCR 82: REQUESTING THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT BASIC SHELTER STANDARDS TO ENABLE LOW-COST, RAPID-DEPLOYMENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR82/
- HR 75: SUPPORTING THE USE OF THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND TO FUND PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR ANY GOVERNMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THROUGH INTERIM… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR75/
- HCR 85: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO TRANSFER PARCELS THAT MAKE UP THE EAST KAPOLEI TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO THE HAWAII… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR85/
- HR 76: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A PLAN THAT REMOVES CARCINOGENS FROM SCHOOL MEALS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR76/
- HCR 84: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A PLAN THAT REMOVES CARCINOGENS FROM SCHOOL MEALS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR84/
- HR 77: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO TRANSFER PARCELS THAT MAKE UP THE EAST KAPOLEI TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO THE HAWAII… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR77/
- HR 74: REQUESTING THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT BASIC SHELTER STANDARDS TO ENABLE LOW-COST, RAPID-DEPLOYMENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR74/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lukeevslin/status/2046085299152007262
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lukeevslin/status/2045571991340745042
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lukeevslin/status/2028370619180650652

## Links

- Official site: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=291&year=2023
- Campaign site: https://www.lukeevslin.com/
- X: https://x.com/lukeevslin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evslin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levslin/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-evslin-812b0681/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/128214ae-53bd-4dfe-88e6-ad3a70c6a83d