Joy San Buenaventura

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Senator · District 2 · DEMOCRATIC

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99 roll-call votes on record - 91 yes, 7 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Senator, District 2 (Hawaii) since Nov 2020. github.com ↗

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99

Roll-call votes on record.

99 votes · 91 yes · 7 not voting · 1 no. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Apr 29, 2026

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Healthcare3 votes · yes on 3, no on 0

Appropriations3 votes · yes on 3, no on 0

Clinical Psychologists2 votes · yes on 2, no on 0

State Government2 votes · yes on 2, no on 0

Appropriations ($)2 votes · yes on 2, no on 0

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESRELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.SB 847 · Apr 29, 2026

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Shor-McCarty · votesLiberal

More liberal than 82% of Hawaii Senate members

Details

Score−0.95 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.16 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.79)

Compared with89 members of Hawaii Senate members (1993–2022)

Covers2015–2022

● This person Democrats (78) Republicans (11)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 69% of 2022 Hawaii Senate candidates

Details

Score−0.63 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party medianAt the Democratic median in this group (−0.63)

Compared with54 members of 2022 Hawaii Senate candidates

Covers2014–2022

● This person Democrats (34) Republicans (20)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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