Former U.S. Senator

Spark M. MatsunagaNo longer serving

State HI Party Democratic In office 1963–1991

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Spark M. Matsunaga
Cosponsored
0

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
100

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Biography

A Representative and a Senator from Hawaii. Born in Kukuiula, Kauai, Hawaii, October 8, 1916. Graduated, University of Hawaii at Honolulu 1941 and Harvard Law School 1951. United States Army Reserve 1941. Volunteered for active service in July 1941. Wounded twice in battle. Released from active service as a captain in December 1945. Assistant public prosecutor, city and county of Honolulu 1952-1954. Member of Hawaiian statehood delegation to Congress in 1950 and 1954. Lawyer in private practice. Member of the Territorial legislature 1954-1959, serving as majority leader 1957-1959. Author and poet. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth Congress in 1962. Reelected to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1977). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1976 to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate. Reelected in 1982 and again in 1988 and served from January 3, 1977, until his death in Toronto, Canada, April 15, 1990. Cremated, ashes interred in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 1048On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1048YeaFeb 8, 1990
S 695On Passage of the Bill S. 695YeaFeb 7, 1990
S 169On Passage of the Bill S. 169YeaFeb 6, 1990
S 1310On Passage of the Bill S. 1310YeaFeb 6, 1990
HR 3792On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3792YeaJan 30, 1990
HR 2712On Overriding the Veto H.R. 2712YeaJan 25, 1990
SRES 217On the Resolution S.Res. 217YeaNov 21, 1989
HR 3660On the Motion (Motion To Waive Budget Act)Not VotingNov 17, 1989

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

No sponsored bills on file.

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

No cosponsored bills on file.

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