Mazie Hirono

Progressive

Democrat

Senator

Hawaii

Current Position: Senator from Hawaii

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

For protecting and expanding Social Security and Medicare; opposes Republican efforts to cut these programs
For subsidized child care; introduced legislation to cap child care costs at no more than 7% of family income

For the Affordable Care Act; voted against the 'skinny repeal' of the ACA in 2017 and has opposed Republican efforts to repeal it
For Medicare for All
For allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and capping prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries; supported the Inflation Reduction Act which capped insulin costs at $35/month for Medicare recipients

For climate change legislation and clean energy investment; supported the Inflation Reduction Act's climate provisions and Hawaii's goal to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2045

For abortion rights; has 100% rating from Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America), introduced legislation to codify Roe v. Wade after the Dobbs decision, voted against the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act in 2011, opposes Republican efforts to ban abortion nationwide, and is working to protect access to IVF and contraception
For LGBTQ+ rights, including the right of transgender individuals to serve in the Armed Forces and non-discrimination protections for same-sex foster and adoptive parents

For voting rights expansion; championed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and co-sponsored the Youth Voting Rights Act
For an enforceable ethical code for Supreme Court Justices

For applying human rights conditions to U.S. military aid to Israel; voted for Bernie Sanders resolutions to cancel $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel

For gun control; participated in the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster in 2016 and expressed support for the Feinstein Amendment to ban firearm sales to individuals on the terrorist watchlist