DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Jeanne Kapela

Hawaii State Representative, District 5 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

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Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 48; 568 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.3%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +23.9; Won 2024
Elections: 4; 2020–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Culture and Arts · chair
Education
Higher Education
Labor

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 568 sponsored · 48 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1785 RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.
DOE · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1888 RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS.
AG · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1973 RELATING TO HEALTH.
Appropriation ($) · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1890 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Annual Increases · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1853 RELATING TO DEMENTIA.
Appropriation ($) · Became law Jul 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kapela sits in the Hawaii House of Representatives

Kapela is closer to the center than 59% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Gregg Takayama, Shirley Templo, Jenna Takenouchi

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET

With Kapela’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills50%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kapela’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Kapela	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 8, 2026	HB 1823: RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.	No	Yes	No	Passed 33–18
May 8, 2026	SB 2169: RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 40–11
May 6, 2026	SB 2101: RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 45–6
May 6, 2026	HB 1870: RELATING TO PROTECTED COMMUNITY LOCATIONS.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 44–7
May 6, 2026	SB 2568: RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 45–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kapela was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5	Counting	D+47.8	D+27.8	+20.0
2024	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+23.9	D+27.8	−3.9
2022	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+42.3	D+39.0	+3.3
2020	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+62.0	—	—