# David Tarnas

David Tarnas is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 8
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fca91474-67f3-4b01-a985-6b0ddbfb2227

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fca91474-67f3-4b01-a985-6b0ddbfb2227 (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

72% of the 743 bills Tarnas sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Hawaii House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.05), from 105 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 743 bills: 743 reached committee, 383 passed one chamber, 227 passed both, 90 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 6 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 195: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 26-08 REGARDING THE… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR195/
- HR 115: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND STATEWIDE OFFICE ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED SUPPORT AND STABILIZATION… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR115/
- HCR 128: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE CAPITAL… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR128/
- HCR 154: REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR154/
- HCR 193: REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC STAFFING SHORTAGES, EXPANDED… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR193/
- HR 183: REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC STAFFING SHORTAGES, EXPANDED… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR183/
- HR 147: SUPPORTING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY COALITION'S HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY PLAN. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR147/
- HCR 155: SUPPORTING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY COALITION'S HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY PLAN. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR155/
- HR 146: REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR146/
- HR 94: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE, TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PEER… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR94/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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=135&year=2024
- Campaign site: http://www.votetarnas.com/
- X: https://x.com/reptarnas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reptarnas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptarnas/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCghvo8GFnkiCTJWxVoyZ9SQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-tarnas-7021907/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fca91474-67f3-4b01-a985-6b0ddbfb2227