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Senator Brian Schatz (D - HI)

United States Senator, State of Hawaii
Member, Senate Appropriations Committee

Website:
http://www.schatz.senate.gov/

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Senator Brian Schatz is a United States Senator for Hawaii. Representing Hawaii since 2012, Senator Schatz serves on the Appropriations Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Indian Affairs Committee; and the Select Committee on Ethics.

Prior to his service in the U.S. Congress, Senator Schatz was Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor, served for eight years in the Hawaii State House of Representatives, and was Chief Executive Officer of Helping Hands Hawaii, a non-profit social services organization.

Senator Schatz grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from Pomona College in California. In 2001, Senator Schatz married Linda Schatz, an architect. They have a son and a daughter.

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