DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Sean Quinlan

Hawaii State Representative, District 47 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Hawaii State Representative, District 47

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 31; 362 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 23.8%; Chamber median 1.5%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +15.1; Won 2024
Elections: 6; 2016–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Legislative Management · chair
Agriculture and Food Systems
Energy and Environmental Protection

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 362 sponsored · 31 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

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

HB 1891 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
DOE · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1864 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Iatrogenic Infertility · Became law Jul 2026

HB 2218 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Community Co-Management Agreements · 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 Quinlan sits in the Hawaii House of Representatives

Quinlan is closer to the center than 41% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jackson Sayama, Trish La Chica, Nicole Lowen

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

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

Date	Bill	Quinlan	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 Quinlan 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 47

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 47	Counting	D+8.9	R+2.8	+11.7
2024	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 47	Won	D+15.1	R+2.8	+17.9
2022	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 47	Won	D+13.5	D+4.7	+8.8
2020	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 47	Won	D+15.0	—	—
2018	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 47	Won	D+17.0	—	—
2016	Hawaii House of Representatives, District 47	Won	D+1.5	—	—