# Justin Woodson

Justin Woodson is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 9
- Serving since: 2013-01-15
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d9e6c9d-a94b-4ff6-9828-ed2ce8ceeab0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d9e6c9d-a94b-4ff6-9828-ed2ce8ceeab0 (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

77% of the 194 bills Woodson sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 50 in the Hawaii House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.06), from 35 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 194 bills: 194 reached committee, 101 passed one chamber, 58 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 76.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 1 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 201: CONGRATULATING THE 2025 HAWAIʻI NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL, 2025 MASAYUKI TOKIOKA EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARDEE, 2026 HAWAIʻI STATE TEACHER OF… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR201/
- HB 2558: RELATING TO TELEHEALTH. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2558/
- HB 2168: RELATING TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2168/
- HB 2172: RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRANTS. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2172/
- HB 2532: RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN FLAG. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2532/
- HB 2162: RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2162/
- HB 2398: RELATING TO LIBRARIES. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2398/
- HB 2161: RELATING TO PHARMACY. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2161/
- HB 2545: RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2545/
- HB 2136: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2136/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.4K (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=146&year=2023
- X: https://x.com/JustinWoodson76
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjustinwoodson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justin_woodson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d9e6c9d-a94b-4ff6-9828-ed2ce8ceeab0