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Jackson Sayama
2022 - Present
2026
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Jackson Sayama (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 21. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Sayama (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 21. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Jackson Sayama was born in St. Louis Heights, Hawaii. Sayama earned a degree from New York University at Shanghai. His career experience includes working as an intern with the Honolulu Mayor's Office and the office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sayama was assigned to the following committees:
- Culture & Arts Committee
- Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee, Vice Chair
- Committee on Labor and Government Operations (decommissioned)
2021-2022
Sayama was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Jackson Sayama defeated Joelle Seashell in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jackson Sayama (D) | 76.5 | 8,129 |
| Joelle Seashell (R) | 23.5 | 2,491 | ||
| Total votes: 10,620 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Jackson Sayama advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackson Sayama | 100.0 | 3,972 |
| Total votes: 3,972 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Becky Gardner (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21
Joelle Seashell advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joelle Seashell | 100.0 | 584 | |
| Total votes: 584 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sayama in this election.
2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Jackson Sayama defeated Julia Allen in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackson Sayama (D) | 74.0 | 6,571 |
 | Julia Allen (R) | 26.0 | 2,311 | |
| Total votes: 8,882 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Jackson Sayama advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackson Sayama | 100.0 | 5,271 |
| Total votes: 5,271 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21
Julia Allen defeated Joelle Seashell in the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Allen | 56.6 | 611 |
| Joelle Seashell | 43.4 | 469 | ||
| Total votes: 1,080 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20
Jackson Sayama defeated Julia Allen in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackson Sayama (D) | 74.6 | 9,235 |
| Julia Allen (R) | 25.4 | 3,138 | |
| Total votes: 12,373 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20
Jackson Sayama defeated Derek Turbin, Rebecca Gardner, and Jay Ishibashi in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackson Sayama | 32.3 | 2,511 |
| Derek Turbin | 30.0 | 2,328 | ||
| Rebecca Gardner | 25.6 | 1,991 | ||
| Jay Ishibashi | 12.1 | 939 | ||
| Total votes: 7,769 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20
Julia Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Allen | 100.0 | 720 |
| Total votes: 720 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Jackson Sayama did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jackson Sayama did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 3. |
2023
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In 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 4. |
2022
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In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5. |
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 |
Officeholder Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Scott Nishimoto (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Calvin Say (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Bert Kobayashi (D) |
