# Nicole Lowen

Nicole Lowen is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 7
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/43795702-8cb7-40a5-945d-80fca537e085

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43795702-8cb7-40a5-945d-80fca537e085 (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

73% of the 758 bills Lowen sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Hawaii House.

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

29 classified statements: 29 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 | Lowen | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 65.5% | 39.2% | 62 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.9% | 14.4% | 513 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 42% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 32% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 16% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Energy 11% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.97 (standard error 0.06), from 49 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 758 bills: 758 reached committee, 411 passed one chamber, 217 passed both, 70 became law. Cosponsored 17. 73.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 2 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 206: COMMENDING AND HONORING ROBERT "BOB" TOYOFUKU FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO HAWAIʻI'S LEGAL COMMUNITY. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR206/
- HCR 201: RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES AND THE RISKS THAT TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION POSES TO… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR201/
- 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 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 203: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATUS UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HAWAII ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ADMINISTRATOR. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR203/
- 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 194: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON THE BEST PATHS TO MAXIMIZE COST REDUCTION AND MINIMIZE FINANCIAL RISK TO… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR194/
- HCR 206: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES,… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR206/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,024 (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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2112730256075354507
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2107630418375692706
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2103319745999061149
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2100993373662265823
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2095991520696451093
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2090203835176288728
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2089525258684375257
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2088386613797634051
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2083372816477393109
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/nlowen/status/2081057834096042054

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=83&year=2021
- X: https://x.com/nlowen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representativelowen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole_lowen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-lowen/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43795702-8cb7-40a5-945d-80fca537e085