# Tim Richards

Tim Richards is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for district 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ff0ea974-b3aa-4261-aa1b-fa9cf74b3728

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff0ea974-b3aa-4261-aa1b-fa9cf74b3728 (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

100% of Richards’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Hawaii, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.06), from 60 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (HI 2025–26 session)

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

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). · SB 2999 RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB2999/
- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). · 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. · 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/
- 2026-03-10 · voted yea · Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). · SB 2964 RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB2964/
- 2026-03-10 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. · SB 2401 RELATING TO REGIONAL SHORELINE MITIGATION DISTRICTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB2401/
- 2025-05-02 · voted yea · Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). · SB 1396 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/SB1396/
- 2025-04-10 · voted yea · Reconsider: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). · HB 1194 RELATING TO MIDWIVES. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB1194/
- 2025-04-08 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. · HB 879 RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB879/

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 807 bills: 807 reached committee, 378 passed one chamber, 180 passed both, 40 became law. Cosponsored 279. 53.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii Senate 49.9%; rank 13 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 148: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A PLAN THAT REMOVES CARCINOGENS FROM SCHOOL MEALS. (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR148/
- SCR 94: ENDORSING WAIKIKI AS A WORLD SURFING RESERVE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR94/
- SR 113: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR DOG ATTACKS ON… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR113/
- SR 101: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO DEVELOP A COUNTYWIDE HOUSING PATTERN BOOK TO STREAMLINE PERMIT… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR101/
- SCR 129: AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT INCREASE TREE CANOPY COVERAGE AND INSTALL SHADE TREES IN URBAN AREAS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR129/
- SR 120: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL LITERACY, CREDIT READINESS, AND HOMEOWNERSHIP PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS. (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR120/
- SCR 87: ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR87/
- SCR 76: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BIOMARKER TESTING. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR76/
- SR 92: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING NOT COVERED BY THE FEDERAL FAIR… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR92/
- SR 165: REQUESTING THE HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING STATE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS TO ALGORITHMIC AND AUTOMATED DECISION… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR165/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.votetimrichards.com/
- X: https://x.com/thetimrichards?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRichards/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timrichardsforhawaii/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkZova_smhSk0XOOikCJng
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herbert-m-%E2%80%9Ctim%E2%80%9D-richards-iii-dvm-74810786

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff0ea974-b3aa-4261-aa1b-fa9cf74b3728