List of United States Senators from Hawaii
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Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959.
[edit] Class 1
# | Senator | Took office | Left office | Party | Previous office | Notes | |
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1 | Hiram Fong | August 21, 1959 | January 3, 1977 | Republican | Speaker of the Hawaii Territorial House of Representatives | First to serve full six-years term | |
2 | Spark Matsunaga | January 3, 1977 | April 15, 1990 | Democratic | United States Representative from 2nd district | Died in office | |
3 | Daniel Akaka | May 16, 1990 | Incumbent | Democratic | United States Representative from 2nd district | Initially appointed to fill vacancy |
[edit] Class 3
# | Senator | Took office | Left office | Party | Previous office | Notes | |
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1 | Oren E. Long | August 21, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | Democratic | Territorial Governor of Hawaii | Did not seek re-election | |
2 | Daniel Inouye | January 3, 1963 | Incumbent | Democratic | United States Representative from At-large district | First elected for full six-years term Currently third longest serving U.S. Senator |