Jill Tokuda

Democrat Representative of Hawaii's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Hawaii, district 2

    January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027

202-225-4906

@RepJillTokuda

tokuda.house.gov

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Congresses Served

2

House Terms

March 3, 1976 (49 years old)

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  • American small business owner and politician
  • Serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaiʻi’s 2nd congressional district since 2023
  • One of three Japanese Americans currently serving in the House of Representatives
  • Served in the Hawaiʻi Senate from 2006 to 2018
  • Born and raised in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi
  • Fourth-generation Japanese American with Okinawan heritage
  • Earned a BA in international relations with a minor in Japanese studies from George Washington University
  • Active in the College Democrats during college
  • First-generation college student
  • Elected to the Hawaiʻi State Senate in 2006, served until 2018
  • Chaired the Ways and Means Committee in the State Senate
  • Ran for lieutenant governor of Hawaiʻi in 2018 but was defeated in the Democratic Primary
  • Became executive director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center on Maui in 2019
  • Served on the board of the Hawaii Budget and Policy Center and as co-director of CyberHawaii
  • Advised the Hawaiʻi Data Collaborative during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022
  • Voted for Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 2023
  • Appointed to the Armed Services, Agriculture, and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic committees
  • Delivered a speech congratulating RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 winner Sasha Colby
  • Voted in favor of directing President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days in 2023
  • Introduced the MAUI STRONG Act and the Natural Disaster Tax Relief Act following the 2023 Hawaiʻi wildfires
  • Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
  • Co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus
  • Advocates for abortion rights, locally grown food, and oversight of the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility
  • Married to Kyle Michibata with two sons, Matt and Aden
  • Household is multi-generational
  • Protestant faith