:Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz was born into a Jewish-American family in Ann Arbor, Michigan, along with an identical twin brother, Steve. He is the son of Barbara Jane (née Binder) and Irwin Jacob Schatz, a cardiologist and native of Saint Boniface, Manitoba.{{cite web |url=http://www.mayo.edu/mayo-edu-docs/alumni-documents/irwinschatz.doc |title=Irwin Schatz, M.D. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221233134/http://www.mayo.edu/mayo-edu-docs/alumni-documents/irwinschatz.doc |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |website=Mayo.edu}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Schatz-sworn-in-as-Hawaii-s-6th-U-S-senator/17915300|title=Schatz sworn in as Hawaii's 6th U.S. senator|author=KITV|work=kitv.com|access-date=January 4, 2015|date=December 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105045902/http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Schatz-sworn-in-as-Hawaii-s-6th-U-S-senator/17915300|archive-date=November 5, 2014}}

Schatz's father was the first to complain about the ethics of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, in a 1965 letter. The letter was ignored until the problem finally came to public attention in 1972. Irwin Schatz wrote that he was "astounded" that "physicians allow patients with potentially fatal disease to remain untreated when effective therapy is available." Brian Schatz said that his father didn't talk about the letter, but that it influenced him to pursue the public good.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/health/irwin-schatz-83-rare-critic-of-tuskegee-study-is-dead.html|title=Irwin Schatz, 83, Rare Critic of Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Is Dead|date=April 19, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 2, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.civilbeat.com/2013/08/19744-hawaii-dr-irwin-schatz-stand-against-racism-resonates-decades-later|title=Hawaii Dr. Irwin Schatz' Stand Against Racism Resonates Decades Later - Civil Beat News|author=Kery Murakami|work=Civil Beat News|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=October 28, 2015}} Irwin Schatz died on April 1, 2015. His cause of death was deemed to be metastatic melanoma.{{Cite news |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=2015-04-18 |title=Irwin Schatz, 83, Rare Critic of Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/health/irwin-schatz-83-rare-critic-of-tuskegee-study-is-dead.html |access-date=2025-02-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

When Schatz and his brother were two years old the family moved to Hawaii,{{cite web|url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-native-brian-schatz-named-us-senator-for-hawaii|title=Ann Arbor native Brian Schatz named U.S. senator for Hawaii|publisher=AnnArbor.com|access-date=December 27, 2012 |date=December 27, 2012|last=Arndt|first=Danielle}} where Schatz graduated from Punahou School.{{cite web|url=http://www.civilbeat.com/topics/brian-schatz|title=Brian Schatz|publisher=Honolulu Civil Beat|access-date=December 27, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punahou.edu/page.cfm?p=3221|title=Punahou School: Brian Schatz '90|publisher=Punahou.edu|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101170329/http://www.punahou.edu/page.cfm?p=3221|archive-date=January 1, 2013}} Schatz enrolled at Pomona College in Claremont, California; he spent a term studying abroad in Kenya on a program of the School for International Training (SIT).{{Cite web|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2010/10/qa-with-brian-schatz/|title=Q&A With Brian Schatz|date=October 15, 2010|website=Honolulu Civil Beat}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pomona.edu/news/2012/12/26-schatz-hawaii-senator.aspx |title=Brian Schatz '94 Appointed to U.S. Senate Representing Hawaii — Pomona College |publisher=Pomona.edu |date=December 26, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124154840/http://pomona.edu/news/2012/12/26-schatz-hawaii-senator.aspx |archive-date=January 24, 2013}} As a U.S. senator, Schatz is one of Pomona's highest-profile alumni; Pomona invited him to be the commencement speaker for its Class of 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pomona.edu/news/2017/03/06-us-senator-brian-schatz-%E2%80%9994-deliver-keynote-speech-commencement|title=U.S. Senator Brian Schatz '94 to Deliver Keynote Speech at Commencement|date=March 6, 2017|work=Pomona College in Claremont, California - Pomona College|access-date=August 7, 2018|language=en}} After graduating in 1994 with a B.A. in philosophy, he returned to Hawaii, where he taught at Punahou before taking on other jobs in the nonprofit sector. He was briefly a member of the Green Party.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1058443160475467776|title=I didn't vote in every election when I was young. Also, I was briefly a Green Party member. Since then I've devoted a lot of my professional life to climate action. So let me say this plainly: The most important thing you can do for the climate is vote Tuesday.|work=Twitter|author=Brian Schatz}}

Schatz became active in the community as a teenager through his involvement in Youth for Environmental Services. He then served as CEO of Helping Hands Hawaii and director of the Makiki Community Library and of the Center for a Sustainable Future. In March 2010, Schatz stepped down from Helping Hands to run for lieutenant governor.{{cite news |first=Duane |last=Shimogawa |url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12153377 |title=Schatz lending a hand full-time to politics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306010957/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12153377 |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |work=Hawaii News Now |date=May 16, 2010}} He was a member of the 2007 class of the Pacific Century Fellows.{{cite web|url=https://www.pacificcenturyfellows.com/brian-schatz|title=Brian Schatz;— by Yunji De Nies|publisher=Pacific Century Fellows Program|access-date=April 18, 2021}}

In 1998, Schatz challenged the incumbent State Representative of the 24th district of the Hawaii House of Representatives, Republican Sam Aiona, and won, 53%–47%.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=626793|title=HI State House 24 Race — November 3, 1998|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=January 12, 2013}} In the 2000 rematch he was reelected, 57%–43%.{{cite web|url=https://www.pacificcenturyfellows.com/brian-schatz|title=Brian Schatz|publisher=Pacific Century Fellows Program|access-date=April 18, 2021}}

In 2002 he ran in the newly redrawn 25th House district, and defeated Republican Bill Hols, 69%–31%.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=25447|title=HI State House 25 Race — November 5, 2002|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=January 12, 2013}} In 2004 he defeated Republican Tracy Okubo, 64%–36%.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=212687|title=HI State House 25 Race — November 2, 2004|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=January 12, 2013}} The 25th district includes Makiki and Tantalus on Oahu.

{{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2006#District 2}}

Schatz ran for {{ushr|Hawaii|2|}}, vacated by Ed Case, who had decided to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Daniel Akaka. The Democratic primary featured 10 candidates, seven of whom served in the Hawaii Legislature. Mazie Hirono, the lieutenant governor, was the only one who had held statewide office and thus enjoyed the most name recognition. She also raised the most money, mostly because of the endorsement of EMILY's List,Carries Giddins. "[http://www.emilyslist.org/newsroom/releases/20060614.html Emily's list announces the endorsement of Mazie Hirono for Hawaii's 2nd congressional District]", "Essential Elements.". Retrieved June 14, 2006. and lent her own campaign $100,000. She won the primary with 22% of the vote, just 845 votes ahead of State Senator Colleen Hanabusa. Schatz finished sixth with 7% of the vote, behind Hirono and four state senators.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=277648|title=HI District 2 – D Primary Race|date=September 23, 2006|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=June 3, 2012}}{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Kapochunas |url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/09/akaka_survives_challenge_from.html |title=Akaka Survives Challenge from Case in Hawaii Democratic Primary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013183758/http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/09/akaka_survives_challenge_from.html |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |work=CQ Politics |access-date=September 24, 2006}}

One of the earliest supporters of Barack Obama for president, Schatz founded a group with other Hawaii Democrats in December 2006 to urge Obama to run, saying, "For the last six years we've been governed by fear, fear of terrorists, fear of other countries, even fear of the other party...everyone is governing by fear and Barack Obama changes all of that. He wants to govern the United States by hope."{{cite web|url=http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=288653|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129163808/http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=288653|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Hawaii group launches Obama for president effort|date=December 14, 2006|publisher=MyWebTimes.com|access-date=December 27, 2012}} In 2008, Schatz worked as spokesman for Obama's campaign in Hawaii.{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/who-is-brian-schatz-the-new-us-senator-from-hawaii/266652/|title=Who Is Brian Schatz, the New U.S. Senator From Hawaii?|author=Graham, David E.|work=The Atlantic|date= December 27, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2020}}

In April 2008, Schatz began running for the position of chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii,{{cite web|url=http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=14507|title=Brian Schatz running for chair of Hawaii Democratic Party|date=April 14, 2008|publisher=KPUA Hawaii News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226204511/http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=14507|archive-date=February 26, 2014|access-date=December 27, 2012}} and won the job at the state convention the following month. During his tenure, the Democrats increased the number of active party members and delivered Obama's best performance of any state in the country. Hawaii native Obama won the state with 72% of the vote; just 54% of the state voted for Democratic nominee John Kerry in 2004. Schatz stepped down as party chairman on January 9, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=11622652|title=Schatz stepping down as Hawaii Democratic Party chair|date=December 4, 2009|publisher=Hawaii News Now|access-date=December 27, 2012|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820113621/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=11622652|url-status=dead}}

File: Abercrombie and Schatz 2010.jpg

{{See also|2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election}}

On January 10, 2010, Schatz announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor of Hawaii.{{cite news |url=http://www.khon2.com/content/news/developingstories/story/Brian-Schatz-Enters-Race-for-Lieutenant-Governor/slGW4PyZQE2MPQlPFi971A.cspx |title=Brian Schatz Enters Race for Lieutenant Governor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616212238/http://www.khon2.com/content/news/developingstories/story/Brian-Schatz-Enters-Race-for-Lieutenant-Governor/slGW4PyZQE2MPQlPFi971A.cspx |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |work=KHON2 |date=January 1, 2010}} His campaign priorities included the creation of clean-energy jobs, public education, and technological improvements in the public sector. He also declared his support for Hawaii House Bill 444,{{cite news |url=http://honoluluweekly.com/feature/2010/06/lg-style/ |title=LG style Q and A with Brian Schatz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208124317/http://honoluluweekly.com/feature/2010/06/lg-style/ |archive-date=February 8, 2018 |first=Rangar |last=Carlson |work=Honolulu Weekly |date=June 30, 2010}} which would have allowed same-sex civil unions in Hawaii but was vetoed by Republican Governor Linda Lingle.[http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/Lingle_vetoes_civil_unions_bill.html Lingle vetoes civil unions bill], Honolulu Star-Advertiser, July 6, 2010. A number of Hawaii labor unions endorsed Schatz for lieutenant governor in the Democratic primary, held on September 18, 2010.[http://hawaii.gov/elections 2010 Elections] website of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved July 20, 2010, Schatz won the nomination with 34.8% of the vote, and thus became Neil Abercrombie's running mate in the November general election.

On December 6, 2010, Schatz was inaugurated as Hawaii's 11th lieutenant governor alongside Abercrombie, who had defeated Republican incumbent Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona in the gubernatorial election. Hawaii State Supreme Court Associate Justice James E. Duffy, Jr. administered the oath of office at the Coronation Pavilion on the grounds of ʻIolani Palace.

Shortly before Senator Daniel Inouye died on December 17, 2012,{{cite news |title=Daniel Inouye, Hawaii's Quiet Voice of Conscience in Senate, Dies at 88 |author=McFadden, Robert D. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/us/daniel-inouye-hawaiis-quiet-voice-of-conscience-in-senate-dies-at-88.html?ref=danielkinouye&_r=1& |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 17, 2012 |access-date=July 2, 2013}} he dictated a letter to Governor Neil Abercrombie asking that U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa be appointed to finish his term.{{cite news |title=Inouye wanted Hanabusa to succeed him in U.S. Senate |author=DePledge, Derrick |url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/183871561.html?id=183871561 |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=December 17, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2013}}{{cite news |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/117299648/Sen-Inouye-s-letter-to-Gov-Abercrombie |title=Sen. Inouye's letter to Gov. Abercrombie |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |access-date=July 2, 2013}}

Hawaii law on interim appointments to the U.S. Senate requires the governor to choose from three candidates selected by the party of the previous officeholder. On December 26, 2012, the Hawaii Democratic Party nominated Schatz, Hanabusa, and deputy director of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Esther Kia'aina. The same day, Abercrombie appointed Schatz, despite Inouye's request.{{cite news|date=December 26, 2012|title=Hawaii governor names Democrat, Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz, to succeed Inouye in US Senate|newspaper=|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/12/26/Hawaii-governor-names-Democrat-Lt-Gov-Brian-Schatz-to-succeed-Inouye-in-U-S-Senate.html}} Later that night, Schatz accompanied President Barack Obama back to Washington, D.C. on Air Force One.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/12/schatz-to-join-obama-on-af-to-washington-152838.html|title=Schatz to join Obama on AF1 to Washington|last=Slack|first=Donovan|date=December 26, 2012|publisher=Politico|access-date=December 27, 2012}} On December 27, Schatz was sworn in as a senator by Vice President Joe Biden. He became only the sixth person to represent Hawaii in the U.S. Senate, and only the second who was not Asian American, after Oren E. Long.

{{See also|2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii}}

Schatz announced his intention to run for election in the special election to be held in 2014 for the balance of Inouye's ninth term. In April 2013 Hanabusa announced she would challenge Schatz in the primary. The core of the Schatz campaign was climate change and renewable energy.{{cite news

| title = The First Debate: Sen. Brian Schatz Versus Rep. Colleen Hanabusa

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}} Schatz defeated Hanabusa by 1,782 votes (0.75%){{cite web|title=Primary Election, Statewide, Final Summary|url=http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2014/primary/elections/results/2014/primary/files/histatewide.pdf|website=hawaii.gov|publisher=State of Hawaii|access-date=August 26, 2014}} in a primary delayed in two precincts by Hurricane Iselle.{{cite news

| title = Senator Brian Schatz Wins Closely Fought Democratic Primary in Hawaii

| author= Lovett, Ian

| work = The New York Times

| date = August 16, 2014

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As expected in heavily Democratic Hawaii, Schatz went on to win the general election, defeating Republican Campbell Cavasso with about 70% of the vote.{{cite web

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{{See also|2016 United States Senate election in Hawaii}}

In 2016, Schatz ran for and easily won his first full six-year Senate term against only nominal opposition.{{cite news|last1=Prichard|first1=James|title=Schatz, Hanabusa, Gabbard handily win their congressional races - Pacific Business News|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2016/11/08/schatz-hanabusa-gabbard-hold-large-leads-in.html|work=Pacific Business News|date=November 8, 2016}}

According to New York magazine, Schatz had a low-profile but highly influential effect on the Democratic primary for the 2020 presidential election by pushing fellow Democrats to commit to progressive positions on issues such as healthcare, climate, college affordability and Social Security.{{Cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/07/brian-schatz-progressive-senator-reshapes-2020-campaign.html|title=The Progressive Hawaii Senator Reshaping the 2020 Race, Without Even Running|last=Debenedetti|first=Gabriel|work=Daily Intelligencer|publisher=New York Media LLC.|access-date=July 20, 2018|language=en|date=July 19, 2018}}

{{See also|2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii}}

Schatz announced he intended to run for reelection for a second full term.{{Cite web|date=April 26, 2021|title=Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/04/campaign-finance-records-suggest-an-easy-reelection-bid-for-brian-schatz/|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}} He was challenged by Republican state representative Bob McDermott.{{cite web |title=Republican state representative announces run against Schatz for US Senate |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/01/18/republican-state-representative-announces-run-against-schatz-us-senate/ |website=www.hawaiinewsnow.com |publisher=Hawaii News Now |date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=January 19, 2022}} Schatz won overwhelmingly, earning 69.4% of the total vote.{{cite web |title=GENERAL ELECTION 2022 |url=https://elections.hawaii.gov/wp-content/results/histatewide.pdf |website=elections.hawaii.gov |publisher=State of Hawaii Office of Elections |date=November 20, 2022 |access-date=February 22, 2023}}

During his time in the Senate, Schatz has developed a reputation as a liberal Democrat. He tends to vote with his party on both policy and procedural issues most of the time.{{Cite web|title=Brian Schatz {{!}} United States senator {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brian-Schatz|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}} GovTrack ranks Schatz as a more moderate member of his caucus.{{Cite web|title=Brian Schatz, Senator for Hawaii|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/brian_schatz/412507|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=GovTrack.us|language=en}} Schatz has been a part of numerous pieces of bipartisan legislation. He has co-sponsored 48 bills that have become law, including the bipartisan Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 and the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Brian Schatz|url=https://www.congress.gov/member/brian-schatz/S001194|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=www.congress.gov}} He has been the primary sponsor for seven bills, including the Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013 and the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act. His primary areas of focus include healthcare, education, government operations, and national security. Schatz was instrumental in increasing the minimum smoking age to 21{{Cite web|date=December 18, 2019|title=Federal Spending Deal Pumps Millions Of Dollars Into Hawaii|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/12/federal-spending-deal-pumps-millions-of-dollars-into-hawaii/|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}} and securing paid family leave for federal workers.{{Cite web|date=December 11, 2019|title=Paid Family Leave Likely For Nearly 20,000 Federal Workers In Hawaii|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/12/paid-family-leave-likely-for-nearly-20000-federal-workers-in-hawaii/|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}} He has also led efforts to expand telehealth services.

Schatz has also brought a large amount of federal funding to Hawaii. He secured reservation funding{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2018|title=Hawaii Does Fine Raking In Federal Dollars Without Earmarks|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/12/hawaii-fared-well-in-era-of-congressional-earmarks-will-they-return/|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}} and transportation funding.{{Cite web|date=March 1, 2021|title=COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes $70 Million For Honolulu Rail|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/03/covid-19-relief-bill-includes-70-million-for-honolulu-rail/|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}}

In April 2023, Morning Consult reported that Schatz was the "most popular" senator in the country, averaging an approval rating of 65% and a disapproval rating of 24%.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-19 |title=Survey: Hawaii's Brian Schatz Is 'Most Popular' Senator {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/survey-hawaiis-brian-schatz-is-most-popular-senator |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}}

Schatz was participating in the certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count when Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol. He called the storming "despicable".{{cite news |title=Hawaii leaders condemn anti-democratic action |url=https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2021/01/hawaii-leaders-condemn-anti-democratic-action/ |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=Maui News |date=January 7, 2021}} Schatz called for Trump's removal from office through both the invocation of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the impeachment process.{{cite news |last1=Grube |first1=Nick |title=Members Of Hawaii Delegation Call For Immediate Removal Of Trump |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/01/members-of-hawaii-delegation-calls-for-immediate-removal-of-trump/ |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=Honolulu Civil Beat |date=January 7, 2021 |language=en}} He called Trump a "danger to democracy itself".{{cite news |title=Schatz and Kahele Call for Impeachment and Removal of President Trump {{!}} Maui Now |url=https://mauinow.com/2021/01/07/schatz-and-kahele-call-for-impeachment-and-removal-of-president-trump/ |access-date=January 8, 2021 |work=Maui Now |date=January 7, 2021}} Schatz twice voted to impeach Trump.

Source:{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Committee Assignments of the 119th Congress |url=https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm#Cortez%20MastoNV |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=www.senate.gov}}

• Committee on Appropriations
• Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Committee on Foreign Relations
• Committee on Indian Affairs (vice chairman)
• Select Committee on Ethics

• Chief Deputy Whip{{cite web |title=Schatz, Booker Elevated To Leadership Posts |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/schatz-booker-elevated-to-leadership-posts |work=schatz.senate.gov|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=September 29, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Chad |title=Schatz Named Chief Deputy Whip |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2017/01/schatz-named-chief-deputy-whip/ |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |date=January 10, 2017 |access-date=September 29, 2018}}
• Co-chair, Senate Climate Change Task Force{{cite web |title=Schatz: We Are Not Deterred, Climate Is On The Ballot In 2020 |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/schatz-we-are-not-deterred-climate-is-on-the-ballot-in-2020 |work=schatz.senate.gov|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=September 29, 2018}}
• Chair, Senate Democratic Special Committee on the Climate Crisis{{cite magazine |last1=Meyer |first1=Robinson |title=The Plan to Fix Climate Change in the Senate |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/senate-democrats-are-getting-head-start-climate-change/593824/ |access-date=July 19, 2019 |magazine=The Atlantic |date=July 12, 2019}}
• Member, Board of Trustees for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship foundation

• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://capac-chu.house.gov/members|publisher=Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus|access-date=May 17, 2018}}
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|publisher=Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus|access-date=June 15, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142643/http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|url-status=dead}}
• Expand Social Security Caucus

According to New York magazine, Schatz is a progressive but not a "Sanders-style bomb-thrower". He was characterized as a low-profile yet highly influential senator in pushing fellow Democrats to adopt progressive policy positions. The American Conservative Union gave him a 3% lifetime conservative rating in 2013.{{cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/interest-group/1481/rating/7224 |website=Vote Smart}}

Schatz is pro-choice. He supports access to legal abortion without restrictions.{{Cite web|title=Brian Schatz on the Issues|url=https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Brian_Schatz.htm|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=www.ontheissues.org}} NARAL Pro-Choice America gave him a 100% rating.{{Cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=http://votesmart.org/|access-date=February 23, 2022|website=Vote Smart}}

Schatz supports income tax increases to balance the budget and federal spending to support economic growth.

Schatz supports same-sex marriage.{{cite web |first=B.J. |last=Reyes |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-star-advertiser/20130817/281513633799960 |title=Congressional Delegation Pushes for Gay Marriage |via=PressReader |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=August 17, 2013 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193337/https://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-star-advertiser/20130817/281513633799960 |archive-date=August 26, 2017}} He sponsored legislation in 2015 to allow married gay couples to have equal access to the veterans benefits and Social Security they have earned.{{cite news|last1=Dennis|first1=Steven T.|title=Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Endorsed on Senate Floor (Updated)|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/home/same-sex-marriage-benefits-endorsed-on-senate-floor|work=Roll Call|date=March 27, 2015}} Schatz supports LGBTQIA+ rights and same-sex marriage. He received a 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign. Schatz supports transgender rights.{{cite web |title=U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein, Brian Schatz, Colleagues Call for Reversal of Previous Administration's Harmful Transgender Prison Policy |url=https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/34455-u-s-senators-dianne-feinstein-brian-schatz-colleagues-call-for-reversal-of-previous-administration-s-harmful-transgender-prison-policy |work=Sierra Sun Times |location=Mariposa, California |access-date=October 30, 2021 |date=October 30, 2021 |ref=45}}

Schatz stopped short of calling for the legalization of marijuana in Hawaii in 2014, and has called for the criminalization of date-rape drugs. In 2016, he advocated for immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses.

To encourage tourism in West Hawaii, Schatz proposed that customs begin in Japan so that planes can arrive in West Hawaii as domestic flights.{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Erin|title=U.S. Senate candidates offer diverse choices|url=http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/decision-2014/us-senate-candidates-offer-diverse-choices|access-date=November 7, 2014|publisher=West Hawaii Today|date=October 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107120715/http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/decision-2014/us-senate-candidates-offer-diverse-choices|archive-date=November 7, 2014}}

In March 2014, Schatz was a lead organizer of an overnight talkathon devoted to discussing climate change. The gathering of over two dozen Senate Democrats took place on the Senate floor. The League of Conservation Voters supported the talkathon and ran campaign ads on Schatz's behalf.{{cite news|last1=O'Keefe|first1=Ed|title=What the Senate's all-nighter on climate change is really about|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/03/10/what-the-senates-all-nighter-on-climate-change-is-really-about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311032139/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/03/10/what-the-senates-all-nighter-on-climate-change-is-really-about/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2014|access-date=August 14, 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=March 10, 2014}} He has received a perfect score from the League of Conservation Voters.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/domestic/Brian_Schatz_Environment.htm|title=Brian Schatz on Environment|website=www.ontheissues.org|access-date=January 24, 2019}}

In 2019, Schatz voiced his support for both a Green New Deal and a carbon tax as means to reduce emissions, saying that the two proposals are "perfectly compatible" with each other.{{Cite web|title=CLIMATE: Carbon tax backers grapple with 'Green New Deal'|url=https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060118143|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=www.eenews.net|language=en}}{{Cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Rachel M.|title=Will Bernie Sanders Stick With a Carbon Tax In His Push For a Green New Deal?|url=https://theintercept.com/2019/07/03/bernie-sanders-climate-change-policy-carbon-tax/|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=The Intercept|date=July 3, 2019|language=en}}

Schatz believes that climate change is a threat and has supported clean energy initiatives. In 2013, he wrote an op-ed promoting subsidies for wind turbines. He has advocated for 50% clean and carbon-free electricity by 2030. He opposed the Keystone Pipeline.

Along with Martin Heinrich and Sheldon Whitehouse, Schatz is one of the "Three Climateers" of the Senate, driving and negotiating legislation to address climate change, culminating in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.{{Cite news |title='The Three Climateers' represent a new type of climate hawk on Capitol Hill |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/18/the-three-climateers-represent-new-type-climate-hawk-capitol-hill/}}

Schatz was a member of the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, which published a report of its findings in August 2020.{{Cite web |title=Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis {{!}} Senate Democratic Leadership |url=https://www.democrats.senate.gov/about-senate-dems/climate |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.democrats.senate.gov |language=en}}

Schatz criticized China's island-building activities, saying that "China's outsized claim to the entire South China Sea has no basis in international law."{{cite web |title=Schatz Statement on South China Sea Ruling |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/schatz-statement-on-south-china-sea-ruling |website=schatz.senate.gov|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2020}}

In October 2017, Schatz condemned the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and called for a stronger response to the crisis.{{cite news |title=Sen. Todd Young urges action to end Muslim genocide in Myanmar |url=https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/2017/10/20/sen-todd-young-urges-action-end-muslim-genocide-myanmar/784590001/ |author=Hussein, Fatima|work=IndyStar |date=October 22, 2017}}

Schatz spearheaded a nonbinding resolution in July 2018 "warning President Trump not to let the Russian government question diplomats and other officials". The resolution states the United States "should refuse to make available any current or former diplomat, civil servant, political appointee, law enforcement official or member of the Armed Forces of the United States for questioning by the government of Vladimir Putin". It passed 98–0.{{cite web |last1=Carney |first1=Jordain |title=Senate approves resolution warning Trump not to hand over US officials |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/397904-senate-approves-resolution-warning-trump-not-to-hand-over-us-officials/ |website=The Hill |date=July 19, 2018|access-date=July 22, 2018}}

In 2024, Schatz introduced an amendment to a national security package endorsing the creation of a Palestinian state in response to the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and inflammatory statements by Benjamin Netanyahu. He called the amendment a message of "hope for a peaceful and prosperous and healthy future".{{Cite news |last=Solender |first=Andrew |date=January 24, 2023 |title=Nearly all Senate Democrats sign onto Palestinian statehood measure |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/01/24/nearly-all-senate-democrats-sign-onto-palestinian-statehood-measure |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=Axios}} In April 2025, Schatz voted for a pair of resolutions proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders to cancel the Trump's administration's sales of $8.8 billion in bombs and other munitions to Israel. The proposals were defeated, 82 to 15.{{Cite web |last=Neukam |first=Stephen |date=April 3, 2025 |title=15 Senate Dems vote to cancel billions in Israeli military aid |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/04/03/senate-democrats-cancel-military-aid-israel |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=Axios |language=en}}

Schatz supports gun control legislation. He voted for a 2013 bill banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets, and co-sponsored legislation requiring background checks for every firearm sale in 2019. As of 2010, the National Rifle Association had given Schatz a "C" rating for his mixed voting record regarding gun law.{{cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=https://votesmart.org/interest-group/1836/rating/5585#.WdR1WJOGNE4|website=Vote Smart|access-date=October 4, 2017}}

Schatz participated in the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster in 2016.{{cite journal|last1=Mathis-Lilley|first1=Ben|last2=Hannon|first2=Elliot|title=Senate Democrats' Surprise Gun-Control Filibuster Ended at 2:11 a.m.|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/06/15/connecticut_s_chris_murphy_democratic_senators_filibuster_on_gun_control.html|journal=Slate|access-date=October 4, 2017|date=June 15, 2016}} He expressed disappointment when both the Democrat-proposed Feinstein Amendment (making the sale of firearms to individuals on the terrorist watchlist illegal) and the Republican-supported background check changes and gun sale alert system did not pass the Senate. He said:{{cite web|last1=Pignataro|first1=Anthony|title=Hawaii Senators Mazie Hirono, Brian Schatz react to gun control bill failures - Maui Time|url=https://mauitime.com/news/politics/hawaii-senators-mazie-hirono-brian-schatz-react-to-gun-control-bill-failures/|website=Maui Time|access-date=October 4, 2017|date=June 20, 2016}}

More than 90% of Americans demand we take action on gun violence, but again Senate Republicans refuse to act. It's unacceptable. Right now, known terrorists are banned from getting on an airplane, but they are still allowed to buy military-style weapons. It is absolutely insane. After one of the most horrific mass shootings in our history, we saw people across the country courageously stand up against gun violence and hatred. When will Republicans in Congress finally do the same?

In response to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Schatz said, "We can do more than lower the flag to half-mast. We can take a stand against gun violence by passing common-sense gun safety laws."{{cite web|last1=Limon|first1=Alexandria|title=Democrats criticized for talking gun control so soon after Vegas shooting|url=http://wytv.com/2017/10/03/democrats-criticized-for-talking-gun-control-so-soon-after-vegas-shooting/|website=WYTV.com|access-date=October 4, 2017|date=October 3, 2017}}

Schatz supports Senator Bernie Sanders's single-payer proposal, but also introduced his own proposal which would allow states to expand Medicaid into a universal system.{{cite web |last=Foran |first=Clare |title=Can Democrats Revive the Possibility of a Public Option for Health Care? |website=The Atlantic |date=October 25, 2017 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/health-care-democrats-public-option-schatz-single-payer/543726/ |access-date=June 26, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Jeff |first2=Dylan |last2=Scott|title=We asked 7 experts about Sen. Brian Schatz's big new Medicaid buy-in plan |website=Vox |date=August 23, 2017 |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/23/16186390/brian-schatz-medicaid-buy-in-proposal-experts |access-date=June 26, 2018}} Schatz supports the Affordable Care Act but supported a religious exemption from its individual mandate.

In April 2019, Schatz was one of 41 senators to sign a bipartisan letter to the housing subcommittee praising the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 4 Capacity Building program as authorizing "HUD to partner with national nonprofit community development organizations to provide education, training, and financial support to local community development corporations (CDCs) across the country" and expressing disappointment that President Trump's budget "has slated this program for elimination after decades of successful economic and community development." The senators wrote of their hope that the subcommittee would support continued funding for Section 4 in Fiscal Year 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-merkley-urge-more-affordable-housing-funds/1069680950|title=Wyden, Merkley urge more affordable housing funds|date=April 16, 2019|publisher=ktvz.com|access-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418125917/https://www.ktvz.com/news/wyden-merkley-urge-more-affordable-housing-funds/1069680950|archive-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=dead}}

In 2021, Schatz and Senator Todd Young co-authored the Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Act, which created a federal fund that encourages new home construction and less restrictive local zoning laws.{{Cite news |last=Grabar |first=Henry |date=2023-04-03 |title=The Democratic Senator Who Says Liberals Have Lost Their Way on Housing |language=en-US |work=Slate |url=https://slate.com/business/2023/04/brian-schatz-senate-housing-yimby.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |issn=1091-2339}} The bill passed as part of the $1.7 trillion spending bill (H.R. 2617) on December 20, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Congressional Spending Bill Includes First Ever Federal 'YIMBY' Grant Program |url=https://www.planetizen.com/news/2022/12/120612-congressional-spending-bill-includes-first-ever-federal-yimby-grant-program |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.planetizen.com |language=en}}

In one of his first Senate votes, Schatz voted against the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/s236|title=H.R. 5949: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 (On Passage of the Bill)|publisher=govtrack.us|access-date=December 28, 2012|date=December 28, 2012}} On April 17, 2013, he voted to expand background checks for gun purchases.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00097|title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress – 1st Session|work=Legislation & Records|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=July 30, 2013}}

Schatz voted for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, a bill many civil liberties groups opposed.{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00291|title=U.S. Senate: Roll Call Vote|date=January 27, 2015|work=senate.gov|access-date=October 28, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-cybersecurity/2015/07/civil-liberties-groups-mobilize-against-cisa-will-the-chrysler-hack-make-automakers-more-open-to-security-researchers-212543|title=Civil liberties groups mobilize against CISA — Will the Chrysler hack make automakers more open to security researchers?|author=Perera, David|work=POLITICO|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=October 28, 2015}}

In January 2025, Schatz and Senators Chris Murphy, Ted Cruz, and Katie Britt introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA). Senators John Curtis, Peter Welch, John Fetterman, Ted Budd, Mark Warner, and Angus King also co-sponsored the act,{{Cite web |title=Kids Off Social Media Act {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/kosma |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}} which would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding "algorithmically targeted" content to users under 17. Schatz said: "There is no good reason for a nine-year-old to be on Instagram or Snapchat. The growing evidence is clear: social media is making kids more depressed, more anxious, and more suicidal. Yet tech companies refuse to anything about it because it would hurt their bottom line. This is an urgent health crisis, and Congress must act with the boldness and urgency it demands". He continued, "Protecting kids online is not a partisan issue, and our bipartisan coalition—which includes several parents of kids and teenagers—represents the millions of parents across the country who've long been asking for help".{{Cite web |title=Murphy, Schatz, Cruz, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, Off Social Media {{!}} U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut |url=https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-schatz-cruz-britt-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-keep-kids-safe-healthy-off-social-media |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=www.murphy.senate.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-28 |title=Schatz, Cruz, Murphy, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, off Social Media {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/01/28/2025/schatz-cruz-murphy-britt-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-keep-kids-safe-healthy-off-social-media |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Brian Schatz, Ted Cruz, Chris Murphy Introduce Bill to Protect Kids on Social Media |url=https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senators-katie-britt-brian-schatz-ted-cruz-chris-murphy-introduce-bill-to-protect-kids-on-social-media/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Senator Katie Britt |language=en-US}}

Of Trump's 2017 Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Schatz said in a statement, "We need to know if Judge Gorsuch will serve as an independent check on the executive and legislative branches. We need to know if Judge Gorsuch will interpret the law fairly or reliably favor the powerful. And we need to know if he will uphold the right to privacy, the basis for a woman's right to choose. Judge Gorsuch has refused to give the Senate any clarity. In case after case, Judge Gorsuch consistently sided with corporations over individuals, undermined women’s rights, and failed to protect workers."{{Cite web |date=2017-03-31 |title=Schatz to Oppose Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-to-oppose-nomination-of-judge-neil-gorsuch |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}} Schatz voted against Gorsuch's confirmation, but he was confirmed in a 54-45 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00111.htm#name |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Of Trump's 2018 Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Schatz said in a statement, "Judge Brett Kavanaugh has a troubling record of undermining civil liberties, opposing environmental protection, favoring corporations over workers, and undermining reproductive rights".{{Cite web |date=2018-07-09 |title=Schatz Statement On Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh To The Supreme Court {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-statement-on-nomination-of-brett-kavanaugh-to-the-supreme-court |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}} Schatz also said the FBI should investigate the allegations against Kavanaugh.{{Cite web |last=Nakaso |first=Dan |date=2018-09-26 |title=Sen. Brian Schatz says FBI should investigate Kavanaugh allegations |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/09/26/breaking-news/sen-brian-schatz-says-fbi-should-investigate-kavanaugh-allegations/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |language=en}} Schatz voted against Kavanaugh's nomination, but Kavanaugh was confirmed in a 50-48 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00223.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Schatz did not support Trump's 2020 Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. He said in a statement, "We are just weeks away from Election Day, but Republicans are rushing to confirm a justice to the Supreme Court before the American people get a chance to make their voices heard. They are hurrying their nominee onto the Court to help overturn the Affordable Care Act, kicking millions off their health care in the middle of the worst public health crisis in a century. With voting already underway, the people should decide who they think should pick our next Supreme Court justice. I will not support this nominee".{{Cite web |author=H. N. N. Staff |date=2020-09-27 |title=Schatz, Hirono won't support Amy Coney Barrett's nomination for SCOTUS |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/09/26/schatz-hirono-share-opposition-trumps-scotus-nomination/?outputType=amp |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hawaiinewsnow.com |language=en}} Schatz voted against Barrett's nomination, but she was confirmed in a 52-48 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00224.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

In April 2022, Schatz met with Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Schatz called her "exceptionally qualified to serve on the Supreme Court" and said, "Throughout her years of public service, she has demonstrated a dedication to the Constitution, including a strong commitment to equal justice under the law". Schatz voted to confirm Jackson's nomination, and she was confirmed in a 53-47 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00134.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Of Trump's 2017 Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson, Schatz said in a statement, "From international human rights to the grave threats facing our country, Mr. Tillerson’s views do not align with well-established, bipartisan foreign policy. The United States has built our global leadership on a foundation of core American values of liberty and justice for all—values that were missing from Mr. Tillerson’s testimony in his nomination hearing. After reviewing his record and his testimony before the Senate, I do not believe Mr. Tillerson is the right person to lead the State Department. I will vote no on his nomination to lead the State Department."{{Cite web |date=2017-01-29 |title=Schatz to Oppose Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-to-oppose-rex-tillerson-for-secretary-of-state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}} Tillerson was confirmed in a 56-43 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00036.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Schatz voted to confirm Mike Pompeo as CIA Director in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Ashley Killough,Ted |date=2017-01-24 |title=Pompeo confirmed as CIA chief {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/mike-pompeo-cia-director-confirmation-vote/index.html |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=CNN |language=en}} When Trump nominated Pompeo to succeed Tillerson as Secretary of State in 2018, Schatz said on Twitter (now X), "I voted YES on Pompeo for CIA on the theory that he would be the 'adult in the room.' I was wrong. I am voting NO on Pompeo for Secretary of State because our top diplomat should believe in diplomacy. He has an alarming tendency towards military provocation and brinkmanship."{{Cite news |last=Greenwood |first=Max |date=2018-04-12 |title=Schatz says he will vote 'no' on Pompeo nomination |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/382826-schatz-says-he-will-vote-no-on-pompeo-nomination/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221208121813/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/382826-schatz-says-he-will-vote-no-on-pompeo-nomination/ |archive-date=2022-12-08 |access-date=2025-02-07 |work=The Hill |language=en-US}} Pompeo was confirmed in a 57-42 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00084.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Of Trump's 2017 Secretary of the Treasury nominee Steven Mnuchin, Schatz said in a statement, "Steven Mnuchin has a troubling business record using predatory business tactics. The United States government entrusted his company, OneWest, to help seniors and working families stay in their homes during the housing crisis. His company did the exact opposite, preying on vulnerable homeowners and profiting from it. In addition to his disturbing record, Steven Mnuchin has pledged to roll back the consumer protections that were put into place to stop the kind of reckless practices that caused the financial crisis in 2008. This is dangerous and irresponsible, and that’s why I will be voting no on Steven Mnuchin’s confirmation."{{Cite web |date=2017-02-13 |title=Schatz To Oppose Steven Mnuchin For Treasury Secretary {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-to-oppose-steven-mnuchin-for-treasury-secretary |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}} Mnuchin was confirmed in a 51-48 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00048.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

In 2017, Schatz voted to confirm Trump's nominee Jim Mattis as Secretary of Defense. Mattis was confirmed in a 98-1 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00029.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} After Mattis resigned, effective in 2019, Trump nominated Mark Esper for the position. Schatz voted to confirm Esper, who was confirmed in a 90-8 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00220.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

In 2017, Schatz voted against Trump's Attorney General nominee, Jeff Sessions. He said in a statement, "Throughout Sen. Sessions' career, he has been on the wrong side of history. As a U.S. attorney and in the Senate, he failed to protect fundamental civil rights, including the right to vote. When he had the chance to protect equal rights for LGBTQ Americans and help reform a racially biased and outdated sentencing system, he refused to do so. When the Department of Justice worked to end racial discrimination and the use of excessive force by police, he stood in opposition. And when confronted with the reality of the president's inhumane plan to deport undocumented children who call the United States home, he showed zero empathy. Time and time again, when presented with the opportunity to advocate for the central mission of the Justice Department—pursuing equal justice for all—Sen. Sessions fell short."{{Cite web |title=Sen. Schatz to Oppose Sessions Nomination {{!}} Big Island Now |url=https://bigislandnow.com/2017/01/26/sen-schatz-to-oppose-sessions-nomination/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-02-07 |website={{!}} Sen. Schatz to Oppose Sessions Nomination}} Sessions was confirmed in a 52-47 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00059.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} After Sessions resigned, Trump nominated William Barr (attorney general under President George H.W Bush) to the position. Schatz voted against Barr, saying, "Mr. Barr has been clear where he should be vague, and vague where he should be clear".{{Cite web |date=2019-02-14 |title=Schatz Statement On Senate Vote To Confirm William Barr to U.S. Attorney General {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-statement-on-senate-vote-to-confirm-william-barr-to-us-attorney-general- |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}} Barr was confirmed in a 54-45 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00024.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

In 2017, Trump nominated Ryan Zinke for Secretary of the Interior. Schatz voted against his nomination, but he was confirmed in a 67-31 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00074.htm#position |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} After Zinke resigned, Trump nominated David Bernhardt to the position. Schatz voted against Bernhardt's nomination, but he was confirmed in a 56-41 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00077.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Trump nominated Sonny Perdue for Secretary of Agriculture in 2017. Schatz voted to confirm Perdue, and he was confirmed in an 87-11 vote.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-24 |title=PN90 - Nomination of Sonny Perdue for Department of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017-2018) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/90 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.congress.gov}}{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00112.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Trump nominated Wilbur Ross for Secretary of Commerce in 2017. Schatz voted to confirm Ross, and he was confirmed in a 72-27 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00073.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Wilbur Ross |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Wilbur_Ross |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

Trump nominated Tom Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2017. Schatz expressed concern about Price's nomination and voted against it. Price was confirmed in a 52-47 vote.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00061.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Press Releases {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases?PageNum_rs=60&pagenum_rs=60 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}} After Price's controversial tenure and resignation, Trump nominated Alex Azar to fill the position. Schatz voted against Azar, citing his positions on the Affordable Care Act and the healthcare system. Azar was confirmed in a 55-43 vote.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-11 |title=Beyer Statement On Secretary Azar's Premium Gaffe |url=https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=870&utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=U.S. Representative Don Beyer |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1152/vote_115_2_00021.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Schatz voted to confirm nearly all of President Joe Biden's cabinet nominees, including Antony Blinken as Secretary of State,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00007.htm#position |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00006.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00005.htm#position |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} Merrick Garland as Attorney General,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00114.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00119.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00063.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} Gina Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00070.htm |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00127.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}} and Xavier Beccera as Secretary of Health and Human Services. All were confirmed.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 117th Congress - 1st Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00125.htm#state |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.senate.gov}}

Schatz is married to Linda Kwok Kai Yun. They have two children.{{cite web|title=About Brian|url=https://brianschatz.com/about/|website=BrianSchatz.com|accessdate=August 16, 2021}}{{Cite web |date=2012-12-27 |title=Sen. Brian Schatz holds his daughter Mia Schatz as his wife Linda... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/sen-brian-schatz-holds-his-daughter-mia-schatz-as-his-wife-news-photo/158756938 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}

Schatz has three brothers, including an identical twin brother, Steve. Steve is executive director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education, an interagency educational partnership at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.{{cite news |last1=Kalani |first1=Nanea |title=DOE deputy Stephen Schatz accepts UH position |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/01/27/hawaii-news/doe-deputy-stephen-schatz-accepts-uh-position/ |access-date=October 22, 2019 |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=January 27, 2017}} He formerly ran the Hawaii Department of Education's Office of Strategic Reform.{{cite news|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorials/20110723_off_the_news.html?id=126052783 |title=Off the News |newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=July 23, 2011 |access-date=December 27, 2012}}

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| title = 2010 Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Democratic primary results{{Cite web|title=PRIMARY ELECTION 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide|url=http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/primary/files/histatewide.pdf|date=September 29, 2010|publisher=Office of Elections, State of Hawaii|access-date=February 9, 2013|location=Honolulu, HI, USA|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115100323/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/primary/files/histatewide.pdf|archive-date=November 15, 2012|url-status=live}}

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 83,431

| percentage = 34.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Bunda

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 45,973

| percentage = 19.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Norman Sakamoto

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 44,462

| percentage = 18.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Gary Hooser

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 22,878

| percentage = 9.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lyla Berg

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 20,161

| percentage = 8.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jon Riki Karamatsu

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6,746

| percentage = 2.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steve Hirakami

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,695

| percentage = 1.1

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| percentage= 100

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| title = 2014 U.S. Senate Hawaii Democratic primary results{{cite web | url=http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2014/primary/files/histatewide.pdf | title=Primary Election 2014 -State of Hawaii – Statewide | access-date=October 24, 2014 | publisher=Hawaii Office of Elections}}

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| votes = 115,445

| percentage = 48.5%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Colleen Hanabusa

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 113,663

| percentage = 47.7%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brian Evans

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4,842

| percentage = 2.0%

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| votes = 3,842

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Campbell Cavasso

| votes = 98,006

| percentage = 27.70%

| change = +6.13%

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| candidate = Michael Kokoski

| votes = 8,941

| percentage = 2.52%

| change = +1.72%

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| percentage = 100.0%

| change = N/A

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| title = U.S. Senate Election Hawaii 2016 - Democratic primary election{{cite web | url=http://results.elections.hawaii.gov/2016/primary/histatewide.pdf | title=Statewide Results | access-date=August 13, 2016 | publisher=Hawaii Office of Elections | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822210134/http://results.elections.hawaii.gov/2016/primary/histatewide.pdf | archive-date=August 22, 2016 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/senate/hawaii | title=Hawaii Senate Races Results | access-date=August 13, 2016 | publisher=Politico}}{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.hawaii.gov/2016/primary/summary.txt |title=Hawaii elections results 2016 primary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828095947/http://results.elections.hawaii.gov/2016/primary/summary.txt |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |url-status=dead}}

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| candidate = Brian Schatz (Incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 162,891

| percentage = 86.17%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Makani Christensen

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 11,898

| percentage = 6.29%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Miles Shiratori

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 8,620

| percentage = 4.56%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Arturo Reyes

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,819

| percentage = 2.02%

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| candidate = Tutz Honeychurch

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,815

| percentage = 0.96%

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| percentage = 100.00%

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|votes = 92,653

|percentage = 21.2%

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitution Party (United States)

|candidate = Joy Allison

|votes = 9,103

|percentage = 2.1%

|change = N/A

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|votes = 6,809

|percentage = 1.6%

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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Bob McDermott|votes=105,704|percentage=26.01%|change=+3.76}}

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Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American Jews

Category:20th-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature

Category:21st-century American Jews

Category:21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature

Category:21st-century United States senators

Category:American twins

Category:Candidates in the 2006 United States elections

Category:Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Category:Democratic Party United States senators from Hawaii

Category:Identical twins

Category:Jewish United States senators

Category:Jewish American people in Hawaii politics

Category:Lieutenant governors of Hawaii

Category:Politicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Category:Pomona College alumni

Category:Punahou School alumni

Category:State political party chairs of Hawaii

Category:YIMBY activists

Category:American housing rights activists