Jackson Sayama

Democratic Party

Hawaii House of Representatives District 21

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Scott Nishimoto (D)

Prior offices:

Hawaii House of Representatives District 20

Years in office: 2020 - 2022

Predecessor:Calvin Say (D)

Successor:Bert Kobayashi (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$74,160/year

Per diem

$225/day; only for legislators who do not reside on Oahu.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Jackson Sayama (Democratic Party) is a member of theHawaii House of Representatives, representingDistrict 21. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Sayama (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theHawaii House of Representatives to representDistrict 21. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Jackson Sayama was born in St. Louis Heights, Hawaii. Sayama earned a degree from New York University at Shanghai. His career experience includes working as an intern with the Honolulu Mayor's Office and the office of U.S. SenatorBrian Schatz.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Sayama was assigned to the following committees:

• Culture & Arts Committee
• House Education Committee
• Higher Education Committee
• Labor Committee,Chair

2023-2024

Sayama was assigned to the following committees:

• Culture & Arts Committee
• Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee,Vice Chair
• Committee on Labor and Government Operations (decommissioned)

2021-2022

Sayama was assigned to the following committees:

• Labor Committee,Vice-Chair
• Economic Development & Technology Committee
• Finance Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21

IncumbentJackson Sayama defeatedJoelle Seashell in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackson Sayama (D)	76.5	8,129
	Submit photo	Joelle Seashell (R)	23.5	2,491

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,620
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21

IncumbentJackson Sayama advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackson Sayama	100.0	3,972

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,972
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Becky Gardner (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21

Joelle Seashell advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joelle Seashell	100.0	584

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 584
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21

IncumbentJackson Sayama defeatedJulia Allen in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackson Sayama (D)	74.0	6,571
		Julia Allen (R)	26.0	2,311

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,882
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21

IncumbentJackson Sayama advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackson Sayama	100.0	5,271

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,271
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21

Julia Allen defeatedJoelle Seashell in the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 21 on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julia Allen	56.6	611
	Submit photo	Joelle Seashell	43.4	469

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,080
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2020

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20

Jackson Sayama defeatedJulia Allen in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackson Sayama (D)	74.6	9,235
		Julia Allen (R)	25.4	3,138

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,373
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20

Jackson Sayama defeatedDerek Turbin,Rebecca Gardner, andJay Ishibashi in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jackson Sayama	32.3	2,511
	Submit photo	Derek Turbin	30.0	2,328
	Submit photo	Rebecca Gardner	25.6	1,991
	Submit photo	Jay Ishibashi	12.1	939

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,769 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20

Julia Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julia Allen	100.0	720

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 720 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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