# Jill Tokuda

Jill Tokuda is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Hawaii’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Hawaii’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000487
- FEC candidate IDs: H2HI02581

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000487 (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

0.3% of Tokuda’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (average 1.9%).

## What Tokuda says (119th Congress (2025–27))

717 classified statements: 487 posts on X, 126 press releases, 89 Congressional Record speeches, 15 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Tokuda | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.6% | 6.6% | 168 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 27.5% | 27.5% | 123 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 72.5% | 73.2% | 131 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.3% | 9.8% | 77 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 22.7% | 115 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.9% | 191 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Agriculture and Food 22% (House Democrats 8.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 21% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Emergency Management 17% (House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.02), from 1,114 donors and 1,894 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 696. 2.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 122 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1590: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Hawaiian History Month" to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Native Hawaiians… (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1590
- H.R. 10293: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10293
- H.R. 9306: Hands Off Elections Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9306
- H.Res. 1330: Recognizing the 120th anniversary of the immigration of Filipinos to Hawai'i. (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1330
- H.R. 9005: Rural Hospital Revitalization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9005
- H.R. 8945: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Wai'anae, Hawai'i, as the "U.S. Representative Colleen… (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8945
- H.Res. 1307: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United States Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1307
- H.Res. 1298: Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Charter Schools Week", to be observed from May 10 through May 16, 2026. (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1298
- H.Res. 1278: Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1278
- H.R. 8531: Farmland for Farmers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8531

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $985.9K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 70% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2113770340824600873
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2113356815891096019
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2113023864645079108
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Tokuda, Warnock, and Sherman Call for Federal Audit of Refunds of $166 Billion in Illegal Trump Tariffs · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/tokuda-warnock-and-sherman-call-for-federal-audit-of-refunds-of-166-billion-in-illegal-trump-tariffs
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2112621861599391826
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2111895454619185516
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2111204577563619515
- 2026-10-13 · Press release · Rep. Tokuda Condemns Trump Administration’s Rescission of Pacific Studies and Language Funding at UH M?noa · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-tokuda-condemns-trump-administrations-rescission-of-pacific-studies-and-language-funding-at-uh-mnoa
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2109005721954046351
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJillTokuda/status/2107915364214395106

## Links

- Official site: https://tokuda.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJillTokuda
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJillTokuda
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjilltokuda
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCBXwZrEZWQiSXebInVuYuvw
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000487

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000487