Angus L.K. McKelvey
(born in 1968 in
Honolulu
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,
Hawaii
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) is an American politician and a
Democratic member of the
Hawaii State Senate
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since November 2022 representing District 6. He previously served in the
Hawaii House of Representatives
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from 2006 to 2022 representing District 10.
Education
McKelvey earned his
BA in
political science
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from
Whittier College
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and his
JD from
Concord Law School.
Elections
*2012 McKelvey won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,329 votes (66.8%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,255 votes (63.9%) against
Republican nominee Chayne Marten.
*2006 Challenging incumbent Democratic Representative
Kam Tanaka for the District 10 seat, McKelvey won the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 1,360 votes (59.3%), and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 2,623 votes (54.4%) against Republican nominee Ben Azman, who had run for
Hawaii Senate
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in 2002.
*2008 McKelvey was unopposed for the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,286 votes, and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,477 votes (60.8%) against Republican nominee Ramon Madden.
*2010 McKelvey was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,757 votes, and his 2008 opponent, Republican Ramon Madden, won the Republican Primary, setting up a rematch. McKelvey won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,191 votes (61.0%) against Madden.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Hawaii State Legislature
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Living people
Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
People from Lahaina, Hawaii
Politicians from Honolulu
Whittier College alumni
1968 births
Democratic Party Hawaii state senators
21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature
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