# Rachele Lamosao

Rachele Lamosao is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/19b5116e-d2b7-4f4b-8d7d-f4dfcbcbe1d6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19b5116e-d2b7-4f4b-8d7d-f4dfcbcbe1d6 (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

56% of the 601 bills Lamosao sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Hawaii Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.05), from 117 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (HI 2025–26 session)

11 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Hawaii Senate 99.5%).

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). · SB 2721 RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB2721/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 1710 RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB1710/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). · HB 1618 RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB1618/

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 601 bills: 601 reached committee, 224 passed one chamber, 136 passed both, 53 became law. Cosponsored 21. 56.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii Senate 49.9%; rank 6 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 76: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BIOMARKER TESTING. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR76/
- SR 81: ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ERADICATION OF OCTOCORAL AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE WATERS OF PEARL HARBOR,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR81/
- SR 80: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COORDINATE WITH UTILITY PROVIDERS OPERATING WITHIN STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR80/
- SCR 79: ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ERADICATION OF OCTOCORAL AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE WATERS OF PEARL HARBOR,… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR79/
- SCR 77: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COORDINATE WITH UTILITY PROVIDERS OPERATING WITHIN STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR77/
- SCR 194: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MEET THE CRITERIA NECESSARY TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE CHEERLEADING AS A TITLE IX SPORT IN HAWAII. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR194/
- SR 183: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MEET THE CRITERIA NECESSARY TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE CHEERLEADING AS A TITLE IX SPORT IN HAWAII. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR183/
- SR 27: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LICENSING,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR27/
- SCR 30: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BRIEF COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS FIFTY… (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR30/
- SCR 28: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STATE OF HAWAII COMMEMORATIVE VIETNAM VETERANS MEDAL. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR28/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $149.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberfiles/House/Lamosao/Newsletters/2023JanNB.pdf
- Campaign site: https://rachelelamosao.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelelamosao?mibextid=lqqt4d
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replamosao/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/19b5116e-d2b7-4f4b-8d7d-f4dfcbcbe1d6