At least 182 members of Congress plan to sit with a member from the opposite party during the State of the Union address on Tuesday, according to the bipartisan advocacy group No Labels. That means nearly two-thirds of members aren’t on the record with a bipartisan seating buddy yet.

The group has called for bipartisan seating as a gesture of cooperation among the deeply divided legislative body (check out the full-page ad that No Labels bought in the New York Times). 

A spokeswoman for Rep. Mazie Hirono tells DC808 that the congresswoman will sit with Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young. Hirono has praised Young in the past as “very supportive because he understands native issues.” In October, a staffer in her office called Young “one of our favorite Republican friends.”

Staffers in the offices of Rep. Colleen Hanabusa and Sen. Daniel Akaka say both delegates plan to sit next to a Republican friend. No word yet on who the lucky GOP members will be. 

The only Hawaii delegate who does not plan to participate is Sen. Daniel Inouye. His position as president pro tempore means he is third in line for the presidency, and it requires him to watch the State of the Union address from an undisclosed location. 

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