Members of Congress / Daniel Inouye

Biographical Information

INOUYE, Daniel Ken, a Representative and a Senator from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 7, 1924; attended the public schools of Honolulu; during the Second World War volunteered as a private in 1943 and retired after much action as a captain in 1947; belatedly received the Congressional Medal of Honor on June 21, 2000, for heroism in battle during Second World War; graduated, University of Hawaii 1950 and George Washington University Law School 1952; admitted to the bar in 1953 and commenced practice in Honolulu; assistant public prosecutor in Honolulu 1953-1954; majority leader in the Territorial house of representatives 1954-1958; member of the Territorial senate 1958-1959; upon the admission of Hawaii into the Union was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress for the term commencing August 21, 1959; reelected to the Eighty-seventh Congress and served until January 3, 1963; was not a candidate for renomination to the House of Representatives in 1962, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1962; reelected in 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (Ninety-fourth to Ninety-sixth Congresses), Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundredth to One Hundred Third Congresses; One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]), Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (One Hundredth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (One Hundred Tenth Congress), Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Eleventh Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 111th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Hawaii, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

See how Daniel Inouye voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

Daniel Inouye has missed 4 votes (1.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Daniel Inouye has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 97.3% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Inouye did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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State Information

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Financial Disclosure

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2006

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
2/4/10	Vote 20: On the Nomination: Nomination: Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of General Services	Yes	Yes	Yes
2/4/10	Vote 19: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Martha A. Johnson to be Administrator of General Services Administration	Yes	Yes	Yes
2/4/10	Vote 18: On the Nomination: Confirmation M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor.	Yes	No	Yes
2/1/10	Vote 17: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of M. Patricia Smith, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor	Yes	No	Yes
1/28/10	Vote 16: On the Nomination: Confirmation Ben S. Bernanke To Be Chairman Of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/28/10	Vote 15: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/28/10	Vote 14: H J RES 45: H. J. Res. 45 As Amended; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.	Yes	No	Yes
1/28/10	Vote 13: H J RES 45: Reid Amdt. No. 3299 As Amended; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
1/28/10	Vote 12: H J RES 45: Reid Amdt. No. 3305; To reimpose statutory pay-as-you-go.	Yes	No	Yes
1/28/10	Vote 11: H J RES 45: Sessions Amdt. No. 3308; To reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps.	No	Yes	No
1/28/10	Vote 10: H J RES 45: Brownback Amdt. No. 3309; To establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.	No	Yes	No
1/26/10	Vote 9: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division IV; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money.	No	Yes	No
1/26/10	Vote 8: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division III; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money.	No	Yes	No
1/26/10	Vote 7: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division II; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money.	No	Yes	No
1/26/10	Vote 6: H J RES 45: Coburn Amdt. No. 3303, Division I; To rescind $120 billion in Federal spending by consolidating duplicative government programs, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and returning billions of dollars of unspent money.	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/26/10	Vote 5: H J RES 45: Conrad Amdt. No. 3302; To establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the Federal Government of the United States, and to expand future prosperity and growth for all Americans.	No	No	Yes
1/26/10	Vote 4: H J RES 45: Baucus Amdt. No. 3300 as Modified; To protect Social Security.	Yes	Yes	Yes
1/25/10	Vote 3: On the Nomination: Confirmation Rosanna Malouf Peterson, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
1/21/10	Vote 2: H J RES 45: Thune Amdt. No. 3301; To terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	No
1/20/10	Vote 1: On the Nomination: Confirmation Beverly Baldwin Martin, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge	Yes	Yes	Yes

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