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Joe Gedeon

Hawaii State Representative, District 18. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Hawaii State Representative, District 18Born 1979

Official websiteWikipedia

Bills became law
6
126 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 1.5%
With party
90%
On votes splitting the parties

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Economic Development and Technology
  • Finance
  • Tourism

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 126 sponsored · 6 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 2021 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Electric Bicycles · Became law Jul 2026
HB 2137 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Artificial Intelligence · Became law Jul 2026
HB 1891 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
DOE · Became law Jul 2026
HB 1753 RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
AG · Became law Jul 2026
HB 1838 RELATING TO VISAS.
AG · Became law Jun 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gedeon sits in the Hawaii House of Representatives

Gedeon is closer to the center than 40% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianGedeonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Garner Shimizu, Lauren Matsumoto, Chris Muraoka

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

With Gedeon’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills80%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Gedeon’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillGedeonRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
May 8, 2026HB 1823: RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.YesNoYesPassed 33–18
May 8, 2026SB 2169: RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.NoNoYesPassed 40–11
May 6, 2026SB 2101: RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.NoYesYesPassed 45–6
May 6, 2026HB 1870: RELATING TO PROTECTED COMMUNITY LOCATIONS.YesNoYesPassed 44–7
May 6, 2026SB 2568: RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS.NoYesYesPassed 45–6

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

Career

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

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Hawaii House District 18CountingD+5.3D+32.4+27.1

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Hawaii Office of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$130.8K
Spent
$109K
Cash
$21.8K

Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:46 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Gedeon, J oe
State		Active

Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:46 PM ET

Who Gedeon has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Hawaii Office of Elections (unofficial)

How we know Gedeon

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET