What is Brian Schatz?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Brian Schatz |image = Brian Schatz, official portrait, 113th Congress 2.jpg |jr/sr = United States Senator |state = [[Hawaii]] |alongside = [[Mazie Hirono]] |term_start = December 26, 2012 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Daniel Inouye]] |successor = |office1 = 11th [[Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii]] |governor1 = [[Neil Abercrombie]] |term_start1 = December 6, 2010 |term_end1 = December 26, 2012 |predecessor1 = [[Duke Aiona]] |successor1 = [[Shan Tsutsui]]{{collapsed infobox section begin|Other offices|titlestyle=background-color:#eee}} |office2 = Chair of the [[Democratic Party of Hawaii|Hawaii Democratic Party]] |term_start2 = May 2008 |term_end2 = January 2010 |predecessor2 = Jeani Withington |successor2 = Dante Carpenter |state_house3 = Hawaii |district3 = 25th |term_start3 = November 3, 2002 |term_end3 = November 7, 2006 |predecessor3 = Kenneth Hiraki |successor3 = [[Della Au Belatti]] |state_house4 = Hawaii |district4 = 24th |term_start4 = November 3, 1998 |term_end4 = November 3, 2002 |predecessor4 = Sam Aiona |successor4 = [[Kirk Caldwell]]{{collapsed infobox section end}} |birth_name = Brian Emanuel Schatz |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|20}} |birth_place = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Linda Kwok Kai Yun |children = 2 |education = [[Pomona College]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}} |website = {{url|schatz.senate.gov|Senate website}} }} '''Brian Emanuel Schatz''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ʃ|ɑː|t|z}}; born October 20, 1972) is an American politician. He is the [[Seniority in the United States Senate|senior]] [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] for [[Hawaii]]. Schatz was appointed by [[Governor of Hawaii|Governor]] [[Neil Abercrombie]] to replace Senator [[Daniel Inouye]] after his death in 2012. Schatz served in the [[Ha