# Scott Kawasaki

Scott Kawasaki is a Democratic member of the Alaska Senate for district P.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Alaska Senate, district P
- Serving since: 2023-01-17
- Current term: AK 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/53f7b86b-ce31-4199-86ef-f566ae9aa02c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53f7b86b-ce31-4199-86ef-f566ae9aa02c (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

The policy areas Kawasaki talks about and legislates on agree at 0.36 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Kawasaki says (AK 2025–26 session)

255 classified statements: 255 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kawasaki | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.4% | 136 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 11.0% | 10.3% | 125 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 33.7% | 42.9% | 227 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 3.4% | 153 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 4.3% | 16.1% | 269 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Energy 20% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Education 17% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.3% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.03), from 947 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (AK 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 61. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Alaska Senate 28.4%; rank 9 of 15).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 243: An Act removing devices designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of 'prohibited weapon.' (in committee, 2026-05-02) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB243/
- SB 241: An Act relating to unfair trade practices and consumer protection; relating to fees charged to consumers; and providing for an effective date. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB241/
- SB 238: An Act relating to access to library material; and relating to affirmative defenses to the offenses of enticement of a minor, contributing to the delinquency… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB238/
- SB 219: An Act relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; relating to thermal remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB219/
- SB 196: An Act establishing a behavioral health crisis services surcharge; establishing the behavioral health crisis services fund; and providing for an effective date. (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB196/
- SB 167: An Act relating to eligibility of criminal offenders for certain benefits, including the permanent fund dividend; relating to a permanent fund dividend for an… (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB167/
- SB 129: An Act establishing a 30-day deadline for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; establishing deadlines for the payment of grants,… (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB129/
- SB 104: An Act relating to the transfer of a title on the death of the owner; relating to the transferability of common interest community ownership interests; and… (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SB104/
- SJR 7: Urging the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of the Interior to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in… (in committee, 2025-01-28) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/34/SJR7/
- SB 252: An Act relating to Arbor Day. (in committee, 2024-04-04) https://openstates.org/ak/bills/33/SB252/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $207.5K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 98% 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/alaskascott/status/2112703232556646491
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2112277503503224840
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2112325527734509649
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2110104803020009975
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2108614148573769812
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2108268221837214113
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2106475430375199189
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2106155276319805505
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2105120967811023197
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/alaskascott/status/2105153244528099624

## Links

- Official site: https://akleg.gov/legislator.php?id=kaw
- Campaign site: https://www.alaskascott.com/
- X: https://x.com/alaskascott
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottforalaska
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alaskascotty/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alaskascotty
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-kawasaki-88539115

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/53f7b86b-ce31-4199-86ef-f566ae9aa02c