Spark Matsunaga

Former senator for Hawaii · Democrat; served until April 15, 1990

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Seats held

Senator for HI, 1977–1990 (13 years, 3 months)
Representative for HI-1, 1971–1977 (5 years, 11 months)
Representative for HI-2, 1963–1971 (7 years, 11 months)

In Congress 27 years, 1 month in all.

Hawaii has about 1.4 million residents, represented by two senators.

Votes compared with what constituents said

None of this member's votes on the site were on proposals that independent surveys asked people about. Their full voting record is on the interactive page.

Attendance

In the 101st Congress, Spark Matsunaga missed 124 of 368 Senate votes (33.7%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 88.5% of the time.

Most recent votes

Vote	Date	Their vote
H.R. 7: A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to extend the authorities contained in such Act through the fiscal year 1995. On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed	April 5, 1990	Did not vote
Timothy Ryan, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision for a term of five years On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed	April 4, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes. On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed	April 3, 1990	Yea
S. 1630: To provide that nothing would prohibit States or localities from implementing more stringent standards for radio-nuclides. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Failed	April 3, 1990	Nay
S. 1630: To establish operating permits to facilitate enforcement and to provide a process for implementing new control requirements. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	April 3, 1990	Nay
S. 1630: To allow communities to decide whether or not plants exceeding the emission limitations imposed by subsection 112 (f) of the Clean Air Act do, in fact, impose upon the community an "unacceptable" risk. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	April 3, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: To redefine the terms "repowering" and "qualifying phase I technology". On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	April 3, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: To restrict the importation of electricity generated from foreign fossil fuel utilities. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	April 3, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: Applicability of new source requirements to certain upgrades of existing facilities under titles I and IV. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	April 3, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: To provide for the use of oxygenated fuels and other benign additives to replace the toxic aromatics that are now used to boost octane in gasoline. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Failed	March 29, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: To provide benefits for terminated coal mine workers. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	March 29, 1990	Yea
S. 1630: To provide solar and renewable energy regulatory incentives. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Failed	March 28, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: To provide a tax credit for equipment necessary to meet acid rain reduction standards. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	March 28, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: To insert a new title V and VI. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	March 27, 1990	Did not vote
S. 1630: To insert a new title V and VI. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Failed	March 27, 1990	Did not vote

Every vote, with filters, on the interactive page.

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