# Terez Amato

Terez Amato is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 11
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c16b940-790f-43f2-946d-998b6177dc5a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c16b940-790f-43f2-946d-998b6177dc5a (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

Amato has served since 2022.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.09), from 42 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,229 bills: 1,229 reached committee, 583 passed one chamber, 278 passed both, 90 became law. Cosponsored 45. 63.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 26 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 145: URGING THE INSURANCE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY FEASIBLE OPTIONS AND MECHANISMS TO… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR145/
- HCR 192: REQUESTING THE HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING STATE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS TO ALGORITHMIC AND AUTOMATED DECISION… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR192/
- HCR 195: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 26-08 REGARDING THE… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR195/
- 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/
- HR 115: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND STATEWIDE OFFICE ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED SUPPORT AND STABILIZATION… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR115/
- HR 145: URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE TAXPAYER RELIEF FOR TARIFF-RELATED COST-OF-LIVING IMPACTS ON HAWAII HOUSEHOLDS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR145/
- HCR 128: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE CAPITAL… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR128/
- HR 133: URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI RELATING TO FIRE HAZARDS, BRUSH CLEARANCE, FUEL BREAKS, ROADSIDE… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR133/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=250&year=2024
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TamatoL/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terezamatopersonalpage/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terez-amato-a246b1299?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAEgvH3wBvsWhYfGTjuTxgk-h7LEC9ZGw048&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BW7t%2FT22fTqKIXWHMYmxaXQ%3D%3D

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c16b940-790f-43f2-946d-998b6177dc5a