Hawaii House · District 18
Joe Gedeon's Hawaii House voting record
Joe Gedeon holds the seat Gene Ward left, by the Governor's appointment of May 28, 2025.
Joe Gedeon (Republican) is a member of the Hawaii House for District 18. This page covers the 942 floor roll calls held while Joe Gedeon was in office, from Feb. 12, 2026 to May 8, 2026. Votes with the Speaker on 30% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 89% of party-line votes. 94th percentile in the Hawaii House from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 0% of roll calls. Joe Gedeon sponsored 13 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Joe Gedeon split from the Speaker or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Joe Gedeon sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Joe Gedeon's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Hawaii House District 18.
Also on the ballot: James (Jamie) Wataru (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Joe Gedeon.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Joe Gedeon.
Bills
The bills Joe Gedeon sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 13 |
| Passed both chambers | 0 |
| Became law | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 37 of 51 in the House (tied with 14 others) · 1 of 10 Republicans (tied with 9 others)
A bill's sponsor is the legislator it lists first among its introducers, a member of the chamber where it was introduced; co-introducers aren't counted, and a bill introduced by request of another party (the Governor's and agencies' bills) counts for no one.
Bills that passed both chambers
None of the bills Joe Gedeon sponsored passed both chambers.
Budget projects
These pages don't credit budget items to Hawaii legislators.
Contested votes where they split
85 against the Speaker; 14 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | SB 3125: Relating to Income Tax Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 8, 2026 | HB 1823: Relating to the Coastal Zone Management Act Final Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 8, 2026 | SB 2169: Relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2694: Relating to Water Carriers Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 3253: Relating to Conservation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 3007: Relating to Culture and Arts Final Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 3157: Relating to Transportation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2057: Relating to Law Enforcement Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1870: Relating to Protected Community Locations Final Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2101: Relating to Organic Waste Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | — |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2400: Relating to Transportation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 2050: Relating to Partial Public Financing of Elections Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2239: Relating to Voter Registration Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2999: Relating to a Clean Fuel Standard Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1642: Relating to Consumer Protection Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2818: Relating to Boating Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | — |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 3262: Relating to Education Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2983: Relating to Natural Resources Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | — |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2568: Relating to Offenses Against Public Servants Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | — |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2721: Relating to the Administration of Justice Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | HB 1740: Relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2398: Relating to Residential Housing Utilities Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 6, 2026 | SB 2143: Relating to the Chief Election Officer Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 30, 2026 | SB 2466: Relating to the Chief Elections Officer Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 23, 2026 | HB 1961: Relating to Health Care Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 23, 2026 | HB 1875: Relating to Health Care Final Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 22, 2026 | Rulings: Misc. Com. No. 1001 Sustain the Chair's Ruling |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3125: Relating to Income Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2598: Relating to Non-General Funds Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | — |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2730: Relating to Criminal Justice Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2203: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2688: Relating to Compassionate Release Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2438: Relating to Civil Interference with Constitutional and Statutory Rights Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2146: Relating to Traffic Infractions Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3157: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 1166: Relating to Insurance Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2999: Relating to a Clean Fuel Standard Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | — |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3253: Relating to Conservation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2057: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2061: Relating to Residential Condominiums Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2694: Relating to Water Carriers Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2386: Relating to Employment Earnings Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 83: Relating to Hotels Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2239: Relating to Voter Registration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2721: Relating to the Administration of Justice Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2101: Relating to Organic Waste Third Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3007: Relating to Culture and Arts Third Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2466: Relating to the Chief Elections Officer Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2418: Relating to Controlled Substances Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3133: Relating to Preventive Medicine Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3322: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2398: Relating to Residential Housing Utilities Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 3028: Relating to Property Conveyance Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 14, 2026 | SB 2387: Relating to Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2026 | SB 2169: Relating to the Agribusiness Development Corporation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 8, 2026 | SB 2765: Relating to Condominiums Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 6, 2026 | SB 2143: Relating to the Chief Election Officer Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 6, 2026 | SB 2400: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 6, 2026 | SB 2054: Relating to Public Safety Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2148: Relating to the Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2306: Relating to Income Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2280: Relating to the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1516: Relating to Pretrial Release Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2494: Relating to Criminal Justice Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2413: Relating to Pretrial Reform Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1768: Relating to Immigration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2101: Relating to Commercial Aquarium Collection Third Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1919: Relating to Development Standards Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1990: Relating to Residential Real Property Third Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2195: Relating to Transportation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1961: Relating to Health Care Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1875: Relating to Health Care Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2540: Relating to Law Enforcement Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1886: Relating to Government Operations Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1850: Relating to Capital Gains Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1870: Relating to Protected Community Locations Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1991: Relating to the Liquor Tax Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1790: Relating to Policing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2049: Relating to Housing Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 322: Relating to Voter Registration Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 1898: Relating to Health Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2386: Relating to Water Carriers Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 10, 2026 | HB 2165: Relating to the Hawaii Employment Security Law Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 2147: Proposing Amendments to Articles Viii and X of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to Authorize the Legislature to Establish a Surcharge on Residential… Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 2050: Relating to Partial Public Financing of Elections Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 2575: Relating to Taxation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 1642: Relating to Consumer Protection Third Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 1452: Relating to Birth Certificates Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 6, 2026 | HB 2367: Relating to Employment Earnings Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 1918: Relating to Taxation Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 1620: Relating to Energy Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 2062: Relating to Gun Violence Prevention Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 5, 2026 | HB 1247: Relating to Criminal Proceedings Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
Recent key votes
Joe Gedeon's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.
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May 8, 2026
HouseSB 3263: Relating to the University of HawaiiWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 8, 2026
HouseSB 3125: Relating to Income TaxWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 8, 2026
HouseHB 1823: Relating to the Coastal Zone Management ActWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 8, 2026
HouseSB 2169: Relating to the Agribusiness Development CorporationWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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May 6, 2026
HouseSB 2694: Relating to Water CarriersWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Every roll call
How Joe Gedeon voted on each of the 942 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.capitol.hawaii.gov
- repgedeon@capitol.hawaii.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 319, 415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-6420
Committees
- Economic Development and Technology
- Finance
- Tourism
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Hawaii State Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.
Source: the Hawaii State Legislature's House and Senate Journals and measure status records, Feb. 7, 2025 to May 8, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections