# Trish La Chica

Trish La Chica is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 37.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 37
- Serving since: 2023-02-15
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9957f6f1-9231-45b3-940f-2122c1caf3f7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9957f6f1-9231-45b3-940f-2122c1caf3f7 (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

69% of the 386 bills Chica sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Hawaii House.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Chica | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.06), from 161 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 386 bills: 386 reached committee, 179 passed one chamber, 94 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 11 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 182: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING NOT COVERED BY THE FEDERAL FAIR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR182/
- HR 172: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING NOT COVERED BY THE FEDERAL FAIR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR172/
- HR 171: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A SHARED-DECISION MAKING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO ESTABLISH A K-12 KAIAPUNI SCHOOL IN KAPOLEI. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR171/
- HCR 181: AFFIRMING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF SECTION 302A-1116, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, IS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE SUBSTANTIVELY… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR181/
- HR 137: 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/HR137/
- HCR 93: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON WAYS TO STRENGTHEN… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR93/
- HCR 92: ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR92/
- HR 86: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO JOINTLY DEVELOP A FARMER-TO-INSTITUTION COORDINATION PLAN THAT IS ALIGNED… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR86/
- HCR 94: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO JOINTLY DEVELOP A FARMER-TO-INSTITUTION COORDINATION PLAN THAT IS ALIGNED… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR94/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% 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.

- 2025-02-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/trishlachica/status/1889373204918960618

## Links

- Official site: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=292&year=2023
- Campaign site: https://trishlachica.com/
- X: https://x.com/trishlachica
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trishqlachica
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptrishlachica/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trishlachica/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TrishQuema
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishlachica/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9957f6f1-9231-45b3-940f-2122c1caf3f7