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Democrat

Brian Schatz

U.S. Senate

Raised · 2026 cycle

$1.7M

Source: FEC

Top PAC industries

Food & Beverage · Technology · Lawyers & Lobbyists

By PAC dollars · Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Brian Schatz is a Democrat who holds the seat of U.S. Senate in Hawaii. Federal Election Commission filings report $1,710,751 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry sources of PAC money to the campaign are Food & Beverage, Technology, and Lawyers & Lobbyists. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated May 2026.

Brian Schatz represents Hawaii in the U.S. Senate. Appointed in 2012 to fill the seat after the death of Senator Daniel Inouye and elected to subsequent terms, he previously served as lieutenant governor of Hawaii and chairs the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.

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Individual donors make up 68% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$1.7M

Total raised

$1.5M

Total spent

$2.3M

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$1.1M · 62%
Small dollar donations <$200$86K · 5%
PAC contributions$388K · 23%
Loans and other receipts$168K · 10%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-03-31 · Source: FEC

Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.

Eric Einhorn
Former: Chief of Staff · 2019–2023
LobbyistatCONVERGENCE STRATEGIES, LLCLobbying firm
Starshine Chun
Former: Executive Assistant/Deputy Scheduler · 2021–2023
LobbyistatARENTFOX SCHIFF LLPLobbying firm
Lambros Kaja Syrmos
Former: Intern
LobbyistatSTRATEGIES 360Lobbying firm

Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.