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Mazie Hirono

Democratic · U.S. Senator, Hawaii · Hawaii · Spectrum score -62

Senate ·

Mazie Hirono is U.S. Senator, Hawaii in Hawaii. Political positions and ideology score -62 (Far left). Hirono is the one-liner.

College: University of Hawaii at Manoa, B.A. 1970 · Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1978
Spouse: Leighton Oshima (m. 1987)
Children: None on the public record
Résumé: U.S. Senator · Hawaii · 2013–
U.S. Representative · Hawaii-2 · 2007–2013
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii · 1994–2002

Net worth: $2.4M
Salary: $174,000
Before office: $400K
2026 raised: $3.8M
Years in office: 45

Where Mazie stands on the spectrum

Mazie Hirono scores -62 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -62 · Far left · economic -78 · social -71 · authoritarian -39

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Hirono is the one-liner. The file is a Hawaii Democrat whose state runs on bases and hotels, whose votes are left, and whose donor map includes the Pentagon’s Pacific footprint whether the clips do or not.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$2.4M

+500% since taking office

Senate disclosure midpoint, 2024

Before office$400K

Now$2.4M

Hawaii career pol. Not a land trust. Military-and-tourism money in the water.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $3.8M
Cash on hand: $1.6M

Top industries

Unions
Lawyers
Defense (HI)
Japanese-American networks

Stock holdings

Index / retirement funds

Hawaii career pol. Funds.

Disclosure midpoint, 2024–25 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
Joint
$50K–$250K
VXUS
Vanguard Total International
Joint
$15K–$75K

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Joint	$50K–$250K
VXUS	Vanguard Total International	Joint	$15K–$75K

Sum of ranges $65K–$325K · midpoint $195K

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

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Conflicts

Pacific military money vs a progressive voting record.
Judiciary soundbites as a national product.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -78
Social: -71
Authoritarian: -39
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-74
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-78
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-78
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-40
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-50
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.48

Compass

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Sources

DW-NOMINATE
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.