Full Name:
Mazie K. Hirono
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Leighton; 1 Stepchild: Malia
Birth Date:
11/03/1947
Birth Place:
Fukushima, Japan
Home City:
Honolulu, HI
Religion:
Buddhist
JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978
BA, Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1970
Senator, United States Senate, Hawaii, 2013-present
Candidate, United States Senate, Hawaii, 2012, 2018
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Hawaii, District 2, 2007-2013
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Hawaii, District 2, 2006, 2008, 2010
Candidate, Governor of Hawaii, 2002
Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii, 1994-2002
Representative, Hawaii House of Representatives, 1980-1994
Member, Committee on Armed Services
Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Member, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Member, Committee on the Judiciary
Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration
Member, Subcommittee on Energy
Member, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Member, Subcommittee on National Parks
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts
Member, Subcommittee on Personnel
Member, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Chair, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Member, Subcommittee on Seapower
Executive Board Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present
Member, Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Defense Communities Caucuse, present
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus, present
Member, Congressional National Parks Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Next Generation 9-1-1 Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Social Work Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Study Group on Japan, present
Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present
Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present
Member, Senate Bipartisan Small Brewers Caucus, present
Member, Senate Oceans Caucus, present
Member, Senate Travel Caucus Members, present
Member, Senate Veterans Jobs Caucus, present
Member, United Service Organizations (USO) Congressional Caucus, present
Former Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
Former Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Caucus
Former Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
Former Chair, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, House Democracy Assistance Commission
Former Member, House Democratic Caucus
Former Member, House Impact Aid Coalition
Former Member, House Oceans Caucus
Former Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition
Former Member, International Conservation Caucus
Former Member, National Marine Sanctuary Caucus
Former Member, National Service Caucus
Former Member, Port Security Caucus
Former Member, Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee, United States Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Airland, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power, United States Senate
Former Attorney, Shim, Tam, Kirimitsu, Kitamura and Chang
Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1978
Member, Democratic Rural Working Group, present
Former Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
Former Member, United States-China Working Group
Co-Founder, University Connections
Founder, Patsy T. Mink Political Action Committee, 2004
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Arts, Ceramics, E-Reader, Internet Scrabble
Pets (include names):
1 Cat: Hemic
Priority Issues:
Hirono's priority is to ensure that every American family has the opportunity to work and succeed. Her efforts to advance these goals include expanding access to early education, supporting a sustainable economy, and ensuring that we keep our promises to our seniors.
Abortion
*Believes in individual choice
*Supports stem cell research
Education
*Supports improving education programs for children
*Supports the No Child Left Behind Act
Health Care
*Supports the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
*Supports expanding health insurance for children
*Supports expanding childhood cancer programs
*Against privatized healthcare
Oil Drilling
*Opposes offshore drilling
*Opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
Same-Sex Marriage
*Supports
Social Security
*Opposes raising the retirement age
*Opposes privatizing social security
Spending
*Supports reducing spending money on military defense
*Supports government spending in order for the economy to grow
Taxes
*Supports giving tax reliefs to renewable energy programs
*Supports increasing income taxes for wealthy Americans
Wars
*Supports the war in Afghanistan
*Supports the United States attack on Libya
*Opposes removing U.S. troops from Afghanistan