2020 Hawaii House Of Representatives Election
The 2020 Hawaii House of Representatives elections took place on November 3, 2020, as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. The process will elect all 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Primary elections took place on August 8. Predictions Summary of results Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: Retiring incumbents Six incumbent representatives (5 Democrats and one Republican) did not seek reelection in 2020. #District 4: Joy San Buenaventura (D) to run for State Senate #District 5: Richard Creagan (D) #District 20: Calvin Say (D) to run for Honolulu City Council #District 41: Rida Cabanilla (D) to run for State Senate #District 50: Cynthia Thielen (R) #District 51: Chris Lee (D) to run for State Senate Defeated incumbents In primary Two incumbent representatives, both Democrats sought reelection but was defeated in the August 8 primary. #District 22: Tom Brower (D) #District 30: Romeo Munoz Cachola (D) Deta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hawaii House Of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal number of districts across the islands. It is led by the Speaker of the House elected from the membership of the House, with majority and minority leaders elected from their party's respective caucuses. The current Speaker of the House is Scott Saiki. Legislators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. As in many state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii House of Representatives is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside government. The upper house of the legislature is the Hawaii State Senate. The last election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Troy Hashimoto
Troy Hashimoto is an American politician who currently represents the 5th district in the Hawaii Senate. He previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives, first elected after longtime incumbent Democrat Joseph Souki resigned after allegations of sexual assault by several women. He previously was executive assistant to Maui County Council Chair Mike White. In November 2023, Hashimoto was appointed to represent District 5 in the Hawaii Senate The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ... following the resignation of Democrat Gilbert Keith-Agaran. References Living people Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators University of Denver alumni Hawaii politicians of Japanese descent Year of birth missi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scott Nishimoto
Scott Y. Nishimoto is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2003 representing District 21. Education Nishimoto earned his Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and his Juris Doctor from its William S. Richardson School of Law. Elections *2012 Nishimoto won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,031 votes (81.4%), and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election. *2002 When Republican Representative Galen Fox was redistricted to District 23, Nishimoto was unopposed for the open District 21 seat in the September 21, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,595 votes, and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 4,140 votes (52.2%) against Republican nominee Mindy Jaffe, who had sought a seat in 2000. *2004 Nishimoto was unopposed for the September 18, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,920 votes, Nishimoto won the November 2, 2004 General election with 6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jackson Sayama
Jackson D. Sayama is an American politician who is currently the Hawaii state representative in Hawaii's 21st district. Education A fourth-generation Japanese-American, Sayama attended the Punahou School, graduating in 2015. Sayama attended New York University Shanghai, graduating in 2019 with a degree in Chinese Global Studies. He is currently attending the University of Hawaiʻi, where he intends to get a Master of Public Administration degree. Political career He won the seat after longtime incumbent Democrat Calvin Say retired to run for Honolulu City Council. He won election in 2020 against Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or again ... candidate Julia Allen, 74.6% to 25.4%. References American politicians of Japanese descent Living people Haw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Calvin Say
Calvin K.Y. Say (born February 1, 1952) is an American politician and former Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Say currently serves as a member of the Honolulu City Council, representing Honolulu's 5th District. He was sworn in as a member of the council in January 2021, taking the seat formerly occupied by Ann Kobayashi, who retired due to the council's term limits. After being worn in, Say was appointed chairperson of the council's budget committee. Prior to his election to the City Council, Say was a Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing the 20th District from 1976 to 2020. He served as Speaker of the House for 13 years until 2013, when he was replaced by Joseph M. Souki (who was himself a former Speaker). He attended Saint Louis High School and received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bertrand Kobayashi
Bertrand 'Bert' Kobayashi is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6, 2012 representing District 19. Elections *2012 When Republican Representative Barbara Marumoto retired and left the District 19 seat open, Kobayashi won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,272 votes (54.5%) against former Representative Brian Yamane, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,749 votes (62.5%) against Republican nominee Darrell Young. References External linksOfficial pageat the Hawaii State Legislature * Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators Hawaii politicians of Japanese descent 1944 births {{Hawaii-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Hashem
Mark Jun Hashem is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2, 2010 representing District 18. Education Hashem attended Pacific University and earned his MA from Hokkaido University. Elections *2012 Hashem was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,010 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,311 votes (56.3%) against Republican nominee Jeremy Low. *2010 When Democratic Representative Lyla Berg ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and left the District 18 seat open, Hashem won the three-way September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 2,525 votes (37.9%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,876 votes (48.4%) against Republican nominee Chris Baron. References External linksOfficial pageat the Hawaii State Legislature * Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Hokkaido University alumni Democr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dee Morikawa
Daynette 'Dee' Morikawa is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 19, 2011 representing District 16. Education Morikawa earned her AS in accounting from Kauai Community College. 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 Republican nominee Troy Trujillo. *2010 Morikawa challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Roland Sagum 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 linksOfficial pageat the Hawaii State Legislature * Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Universi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Tokioka
James "Jimmy" Kunane Tokioka is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2007 representing District 15. Career Before entering politics Tokioka owned a restaurant. He entered politics in 1996, when we was elected to the Kauai County Council. He served in that role until 2006. When Democratic Representative Ezra Kanoho retired in 2006 and left the District 15 seat open, Tokioka won the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 2,965 votes (53.4%), and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,280 votes (56.1%) against Republican nominee Ron Agor. In 2008 Tokioka was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,203 votes, and the November 4, 2008 General election. Tokioka won the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,569 votes (65.6%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,855 votes (71.0%) against Republican nominee Larry Fillhart. In 2012 Tokioka was un ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nadine Nakamura
Nadine Kuniko Nakamura is an American politician and Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. She represents District 14, encompassing east and north Kaua`i, from Wailua to Haena. She won the seat after incumbent Democrat Derek Kawakami decided to run for a seat in the Kauai County Council. Nakamura won re-election in 2020 against Republican candidate Steve Monas, 76.2% to 23.8%. Early life and education Nakamura was born in Honolulu, the youngest of four children of Hiroyoshi and Mabel Maeda. In 1979, Nakamura graduated from Radford High School in Honolulu. Nakamura then attended the University of Southern California (USC) where she obtained a Bachelor of Science, Public Affairs and Urban Planning in 1983. While at USC, Nakamura spent a semester in Washington D.C. where she worked as an intern at Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. (now NeighborWorks America) which promotes reinvestment in communities by local financial institutions working cooperatively with re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lynn DeCoite
Lynn Pualani DeCoite (born July 24, 1970) is a member of the Hawaii State Senate for District 7, appointed by Governor David Ige to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Senator J. Kalani English. Prior to her appointment, DeCoite was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for District 13, since having been appointed by Governor David Ige to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of the late Representative Mele Carroll after the 2015 legislative session began. A former member of the Hawaii State Board of Agriculture, she resigned her position when appointed. District 13 is a rural district encompassing parts of Maui on three inhabited islands: * Parts of Maui island: Haiku, Hāna, Kaupo, Kīpahulu, Nahiku, Pāʻia * All of Lānaʻi, and * All of Molokaʻi The district also represents the uninhabited islands of Kahoolawe and Molokini Molokini is a crescent-shaped, partially submerged volcanic crater which forms a small, uninhabited islet located in ʻAl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kyle Yamashita
Kyle T. Yamashita (born September 2, 1959) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2, 2004 representing District 12. Elections *2012 Yamashita was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,686 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,457 votes (73.3%) against Republican nominee Ekolu Kalama. *2002 With Democratic Representative Hermina Morita redistricted to District 14, Yamashita was unopposed for the District 12 September 21, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,391 votes, but lost the November 5, 2002 General election to Incumbent Republican Kika Bukoski. *2004 Yamashita won the September 18, 2004 Democratic Primary with 2,059 votes (59.3%), and incumbent Representative Bukoski was unopposed for the Republican Primary, setting up a rematch; Yamashita won the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,157 votes (51.1%) against Bukoski. *2006 Yamashita was unopposed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |