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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

BRIAN SCHATZ, Democrat, of Honolulu, HI; born in Ann Arbor, MI, October 20, 1972; education: B.A., Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 1994; professional history: member, Hawai`i House of Representatives, 1998-2006; chairman, Democratic Party of Hawai`i, 2008-10; CEO, Helping Hands Hawai`i, 2002-10; lieutenant governor, Hawai`i, 2010-12; election history: appointed to the U.S. Senate on December 26, 2012, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, took the oath of office on December 27, 2012; elected to the U.S. Senate, by special election, on November 4, 2014; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

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