DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Nadine K. Nakamura

Hawaii State Representative, District 15 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Hawaii State Representative, District 15

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 107; 676 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.8%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +42.4; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 676 sponsored · 107 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2338 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM.
Hawaii Community College Promise Program · Became law Jul 2026

HB 2296 RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Costs · Became law Jul 2026

HB 2218 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Community Co-Management Agreements · Became law Jul 2026

HB 2270 RELATING TO THE DOWNPAYMENT LOAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Downpayment Loan Assistance Program · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1618 RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.
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 Nakamura sits in the Hawaii House of Representatives

Nakamura is closer to the center than 22% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sue Keohokapu Lee Loy, Tyson Miyake, Mark Hashem

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

With Nakamura’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%

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: Nakamura’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Nakamura	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 8, 2026	HB 1823: RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.	Yes	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 Nakamura was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Hawaii House of Representatives, District 14 Hawaii House of Representatives, District 15

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 15	Won	—	D+19.7	—
2024	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 15	Won	D+42.4	D+19.7	+22.7
2022	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 15	Won	D+47.8	D+31.0	+16.8
2020	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 14	Won	D+52.4	—	—
2018	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 14	Won	—	—	—
2016	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 14	Won	D+44.9	—	—