Daynette 'Dee' Morikawa is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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since January 19, 2011 representing District 16.

Education

Morikawa earned her AS in

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from

Kauai Community College Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...

Elections

*2012 Morikawa was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,403 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,049 votes (71.4%) against

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nominee Troy Trujillo. *2010 Morikawa challenged incumbent Democratic Representative

Roland Sagum Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

in the District 16 September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,657 votes (55.2%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,450 votes (73.3%) against Republican nominee Phil Sterker.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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