brian e schatz
Senate / Democratic / Hawai‘iBrian Schatz is Hawai‘i's senior United States Senator. Since joining the Senate, he has focused his work on helping workers, veterans, and families and has led key legislation on health care, climate change, and technology. Senator Schatz chairs the Indian Affairs Committee and serves on the Appropriations, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Foreign Relations, and Ethics Committees. He is also a Deputy Conference Secretary and Chief Deputy Whip in the Senate Democratic Caucus. Prior to his service in Congress, he served as Hawai‘i’s Lieutenant Governor and spent eight years in the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives. Senator Schatz grew up in Honolulu and holds a bachelor's degree from Pomona College. He is married to Linda Schatz, an architect, and they have a son and a daughter.
