MATSUNAGA, SPARK M
D Β· senate Β· bioguide M000250
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- FEC candidate id
S6HI00016- Internal id
1c1d8cd0-972f-4a9b-af39-299ad89392b7- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Hawaii. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 1,445,235 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $100,389 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $46,005 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.0% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.451 |
| Race | White alone | 22.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 36.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 9.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 27.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 17.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 75.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 36.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.3% |
| Household | Family households | 68.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.85 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $839,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,971 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 53.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 8.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 3.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.6% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | $16,745 | $349,587 | $0 | $0 | $1,509 |
| 1990 | $92,736 | $399,739 | $332,842 | $0 | $8,857 |
| 1988 | $834,722 | $494,580 | $639,844 | $0 | $359,666 |
| 1986 | $181,774 | $153,719 | $299,700 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $75,532 | $142,411 | $271,645 | $0 | $14,041 |
| 1982 | $782,666 | $561,388 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $187,258 | $94,023 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1986 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· HI-S β won
- 1994 general senate Β· HI-S β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (18)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of HawaiΚ»i System | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Harvard Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Kauai High School | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |