# Jackson Sayama

Jackson Sayama is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 21
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/451d1a20-20d4-4c75-95b9-ca4ba6dd3d1d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/451d1a20-20d4-4c75-95b9-ca4ba6dd3d1d (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 Sayama’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Hawaii, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.83 (standard error 0.05), from 106 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 357 bills: 357 reached committee, 172 passed one chamber, 107 passed both, 38 became law. Cosponsored 1. 72.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 5 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 112: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN COMPLETING THE… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR112/
- 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 105: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO INCREASE COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOME ACCESSIBILITY FOR PRIVATE-PAY INDIVIDUALS. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR105/
- HCR 113: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO INCREASE COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOME ACCESSIBILITY FOR PRIVATE-PAY INDIVIDUALS. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR113/
- HR 104: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN COMPLETING THE… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR104/
- HCR 45: URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION TO RELEASE ALL FEDERAL RECORDS RELATED TO THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR45/
- HCR 46: RECOGNIZING OPEN WATER LIFEGUARDS AS FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR46/
- HR 41: URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION TO RELEASE ALL FEDERAL RECORDS RELATED TO THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR41/
- HR 42: RECOGNIZING OPEN WATER LIFEGUARDS AS FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR42/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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=120&year=2021
- Campaign site: https://www.jacksonsayama.com/
- X: https://x.com/jacksonsayama
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repsayama
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacksonsayama/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackson-sayama-0b7456128/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/451d1a20-20d4-4c75-95b9-ca4ba6dd3d1d