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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 11.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian population share: 24.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 67.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid enrollment rate: 17.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 7.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $95,891
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Hawaiʻi Amendment 1 — Repeal Legislature's Authority to Limit Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples (2024) — passed, margin 56.2%-43.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.111)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.119)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Hilton Hawaiian Village and other major hotel/resort operators (20000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: U.S. Department of Defense (Pacific Command, bases across Oahu and neighbor islands) (47000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Hawaii (government agencies) (52000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Hawaiʻi's 2nd Congressional District encompasses all of the state outside of urban Honolulu, including suburban and rural parts of Oʻahu and the islands of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Niʻihau, Kahoʻolawe, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Home to approximately 725,590 constituents, the district has a median household income of $95,891 — well above the national median but offset by Hawaii's extremely high cost of living. The district is a majority-minority district (27% White, 24.3% Asian, 11.6% Hispanic, and a large Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population), with a median age of 40.8 and a homeownership rate of 67.6%. The poverty rate is 7.6% (below the national average), and only 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. 17.7% of residents rely on Medicaid. The economy is anchored in tourism and hospitality, agriculture and ranching, military/defense, healthcare, and retail trade. The seat is D+38 — among the safest Democratic districts in the country — and Tokuda won the 2024 election with 66.5% of the vote.
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Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: Tokuda voted against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes — joining 170 Democrats in opposition while 48 Democrats defected. The vote aligns with her immigration stance: she has criticized Trump's 'immigration crackdown efforts for hitting close to home' and her district includes many immigrant communities including large Filipino and Ilocano-speaking populations.
Date: 2025-01-07
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Voted nay on H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) on 2023-07-14: As an Armed Services Committee member, Tokuda voted against the NDAA after Democratic-priority provisions were stripped and 'culture war' amendments were added — defecting from the committee's bipartisan work. She has voted nay on NDAA for three consecutive years (FY2024, FY2025, FY2026) citing poison-pill riders on reproductive rights, diversity, and LGBTQ+ protections.
Date: 2023-07-14
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Voted nay on H.Res. 719 (Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas) on 2025-03-06: Tokuda voted against censuring Rep. Al Green for his protest during Trump's joint address, while 10 Democrats voted yea. She issued a forceful statement: 'Dissent is a vital part of our democracy... Republicans can spare us the faux outrage.' The vote aligned her with the Democratic majority and progressive caucus principles.
Date: 2025-03-06
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Voted nay on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Tokuda voted against $26.38 billion in Israel military aid — a rare party defection (173 Democrats voted yea). She stated the vote was 'about sending a strong message that unconditional aid given the impact of loss of life that we are seeing in Gaza… could not continue.' Her vote aligned with progressive activists in her D+38 district.
Date: 2024-04-20
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)) on 2025-07-03: Tokuda voted against the GOP reconciliation bill, calling it 'reckless and selfish' and citing 150,000 Hawaiʻi residents losing Medicaid and 22,000 losing SNAP benefits. Only 2 Republicans voted nay. The vote was aligned with both party and constituent interests — her district has 17.7% Medicaid enrollment and 7.6% poverty — but notable for her impassioned floor opposition.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[disclosure] While refusing corporate PAC money, Tokuda accepted nearly $23,000 in individual contributions from executives of Matson Inc. — a company with a near-monopoly on Hawaii inter-island cargo shipping that has significant regulatory interests before Congress — as well as donations from lobbyists, military contractors, and trade associations like the National Confectioners Association PAC.
Date: 2023-04-23
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] Tokuda's campaign pledge to refuse corporate PAC money was touted as a commitment to 'fighting dark money in politics.' She stated, 'corporations and the super wealthy have too much influence over our electoral system.'
Date: 2023-04-23
Added: 02 May 2026
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Tokuda is a lifelong resident of Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu, a small business owner, and previously served in the Hawaiʻi State Senate (2006-2018) representing the 24th District (Kailua-Kāneʻohe). She holds a B.A. from George Washington University.
Date: 2023-01-03
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Tokuda's net worth at approximately $810,900 as of April 30, 2026 — the 352nd highest in Congress.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Despite refusing corporate PAC money, Tokuda raised nearly $23,000 from executives of Matson Inc. during her 2022 campaign, including CEO Matthew Cox, while still abiding by her promise not to take money from corporate PACs.
Date: 2022-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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Tokuda refuses to accept corporate PAC money as a matter of campaign principle, stating 'corporations and the super wealthy have too much influence over our electoral system.' She abides by this pledge but still accepts donations from PACs affiliated with fellow members of Congress, labor unions, and trade associations.
Date: 2023-04-23
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Top contributor overall was Matson Inc ($38,100), followed by Privateer Space ($13,200), PAC to the Future ($10,000), Painters & Allied Trades Union ($10,000), and AFSCME ($10,000).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top contributing industries in 2023-2024: Retired ($62,620), Real Estate ($45,605), Transportation Unions ($41,000), Lawyers/Law Firms ($39,473), and Health Professionals ($39,229).
Date: 2024-12-31
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2023-2024 cycle: Raised $961,307. Large individual contributions comprised 61.00%, PAC contributions 32.31%, small individual contributions 6.65%, and self-financing 0.03%.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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