# Lynn DeCoite

Lynn DeCoite is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2021-06-17
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d76e8f2c-2e55-4d2a-94e4-c13cc0a9e5e2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d76e8f2c-2e55-4d2a-94e4-c13cc0a9e5e2 (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

DeCoite has served since 2021.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.04), from 273 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (HI 2025–26 session)

53 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Hawaii Senate 99.5%).

Key votes:

- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. · HB 649 RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB649/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 1334 RELATING TO MEAT DONATION. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB1334/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). · HB 1618 RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB1618/
- 2025-04-08 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 242 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB242/
- 2025-04-08 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 505 RELATING TO RED HILL. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB505/
- 2025-04-08 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. · HB 879 RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB879/
- 2025-04-08 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 1378 RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB1378/
- 2025-04-08 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 277 RELATING TO VEHICULAR PURSUIT. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB277/

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 335 bills: 335 reached committee, 155 passed one chamber, 75 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 2. 54.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii Senate 49.9%; rank 11 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 27: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LICENSING,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR27/
- SCR 30: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BRIEF COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS FIFTY… (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR30/
- SCR 31: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LICENSING,… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR31/
- SR 24: URGING MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR24/
- SCR 27: URGING MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR27/
- SB 3284: RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB3284/
- SB 3316: RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB3316/
- SB 3226: RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB3226/
- SB 3060: RELATING TO USE OF FORCE IN SELF-PROTECTION. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB3060/
- SB 3170: RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB3170/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 85% 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=33&year=2015
- Campaign site: https://lynndecoite.org/
- X: https://x.com/repdecoite
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/rep-lynn-decoite/1778303949061949
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sendecoite/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ468SH10SJs3cboxwmgPOQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-decoite-475ab12a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d76e8f2c-2e55-4d2a-94e4-c13cc0a9e5e2