page_title: Democratic Party of Hawaii
section_title: U.S. Senate
hierarchical_section_title: Democratic Party of Hawaii / Current elected officials / Members of Congress / U.S. Senate
caption_attribution_description: Official portrait of U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI).
context_page_description: The Democratic Party of Hawaii is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Hawaii.
  The party is a centralized organization established to promote the party platform as drafted in convention biennially. It is also charged with registering voters and delivering voter turnout through county organizations for Hawaii County, Kauaʻi County, Maui County and the City and County of Honolulu. The Hawaii Democratic Party maintained political control of the state government in Hawaii for over forty years, from 1962 to 2002.
context_section_description: Democrats have controlled both of Hawaii's seats in the U.S. Senate since 1976.
  Class I: Mazie Hirono (Junior Senator)
  Class III: Brian Schatz (Senior Senator)
caption: Junior Senator Hirono
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