DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Sam Satoru Kong

Hawaii State Representative, District 33 since 2014. Ran in 8 elections between 2010 and 2022, winning 6. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Hawaii State Representative, District 33

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 5; 80 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.9%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 69%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +49.0; Won 2020
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Culture and Arts · vice chair
Consumer Protection and Commerce
Labor

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 80 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2344 RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Appropriation ($) · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1969 RELATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER.
Appropriation ($) · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1970 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.
Appropriation ($) · Vetoed May 2026

HB 432 RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
Appropriations ($) · Vetoed Apr 2026

HB 428 RELATING TO FARM TO FAMILIES.
Appropriations ($) · Vetoed Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kong sits in the Hawaii House of Representatives

Kong is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Elle Cochran, Julie Reyes Oda, Kim Coco Iwamoto

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

With Kong’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats69%

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

Date	Bill	Kong	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.	No	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 Kong was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33

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 33	Won	—	D+31.4	—
2022	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33	Won	—	D+35.1	—
2020	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33	Won	D+49.0	—	—
2018	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33	Won	—	—	—
2016	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33	Won	—	—	—
2014	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33	Won	D+47.1	—	—
2014	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33 (primary)	Won	+1.3	—	—
2012	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33	Lost	R+34.3	—	—
2010	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33	Lost	R+8.9	—	—