Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz
Official portrait, 2013
United States Senator from Hawaii
Incumbent
Assumed office December 26, 2012 Serving with Mazie Hirono
Preceded by	Daniel Inouye
Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office February 3, 2021
Preceded by	John Hoeven
Deputy Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Leader	Chuck Schumer
Secretary	Tammy Baldwin
Preceded by	Office established
12th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
In office December 6, 2010 – December 26, 2012
Governor	Neil Abercrombie
Preceded by	Duke Aiona
Succeeded by	Shan Tsutsui
Chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party
In office May 2008 – January 2010
Preceded by	Jeani Withington
Succeeded by	Dante Carpenter
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
In office November 3, 1998 – November 7, 2006
Preceded by	Sam Aiona
Succeeded by	Della Au Belatti
Constituency	24th district (1998–2002) 25th district (2002–2006)
Personal details
Born	Brian Emanuel Schatz (1972-10-20) October 20, 1972 (age 51) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Green (formerly)
Spouse	Linda Kwok Kai Yun
Children	2
Education	Pomona College (BA)
Signature
Website	Senate website
Brian Schatz's voice Brian Schatz on the benefits for Native Americans in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Budget Reconciliation Bill Recorded August 9, 2021

Brian Emanuel Schatz (/ʃɑːts/ SHAHTS; born October 20, 1972) is an American educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Hawaii, a seat he has held since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Schatz served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, representing the 25th legislative district; as the chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii from 2008 to 2010; and as the 12th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2012.

Schatz also worked as chief executive officer of Helping Hands Hawaii, an Oahu nonprofit social service agency, until he resigned to run for lieutenant governor of Hawaii in the 2010 gubernatorial election as Neil Abercrombie's running mate.^[1] He served as lieutenant governor until December 26, 2012, when Abercrombie appointed him to serve the rest of Daniel Inouye's U.S. Senate term after Inouye's death.^[2] Schatz was the youngest U.S. senator in the 112th Congress. He won the 2014 special election to complete the remainder of Inouye's Senate term with just under 70% of the vote, was reelected in 2016 with 73.6%, and again in 2022 with 71.2%.