Politician
Mazie K. Hirono
Democrat · Hawaii · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S2HI00106
Mazie K. Hirono (Democrat) raised $3.3M for the 2024 Hawaii Senate race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.3M
2024
From PAC checks
33%
$1.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hawaii Senate | $3.3M | 33% | $2K / $0 | $61K | $3.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $316KCorporate $285KUnion $186KTrade group $126KOther $80KMembership $64KSuper PAC $5K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationCorporateLobbyist PAC$18K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Saltchuk Resources, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Liftoff PACLeadership PAC$10K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Democratic Party of Hawaiifor $2K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 10 key votes where Mazie K. Hirono had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 2 times (20%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $53K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $2K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $2K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$18K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $53K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $22K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $2K | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $217K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$53K$18K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mazie K. Hirono's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Sean CallahanFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Hirono; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Takai; Sr. Policy Advisor and Military Leg. Assistant, Rep. Hanabusa
Now lobbies for Jacobs Engineering Group INC., Cengage · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mazie K. Hirono's 2024 campaign?
- Mazie K. Hirono (Democrat) raised $3.3M for the 2024 Hawaii Senate race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mazie K. Hirono?
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($18K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Saltchuk Resources, Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Mazie K. Hirono's race?
- Democratic Party of Hawaii ($2K for) in 2024.