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Cynthia Henry Thielen (born September 22, 1933) is an American politician who served as a member of the
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 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, 1978 constit ...
representing District 50, the Kailua and Kaneohe Bay areas of Oahu County. A Republican, she served in the state House of Representatives from 1990 until 2020. She served as minority floor leader from 1992 to 1997 and was the assistant minority leader at the time of her retirement. She was the Republican nominee for
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in 2006, challenging incumbent
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. She lost to Akaka, 62% to 38%, in the
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.


Political Positions

Representative Thielen has described herself as a "progressive Republican" and has been described as a moderate Republican. The
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gives Rep. Thielen a 28% rating. She supports
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. She was supported during her 2006 US Senate campaign by The WISH List, which supports pro-abortion rights Republican women. In her 2018 reelection campaign, she was endorsed by Planned Parenthood's political arm. In 2013, she was the only Republican in the State House of Hawaii to support
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.


Biography

Thielen was born in
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, California. She attended
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,
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, and the
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, graduating with a degree in law. She is a founding member of the Law Review. Thielen retired from her role as a state legislator, opting not to run in the 2020 general election.


See also

* 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii


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1933 births Living people 21st-century American women politicians Case Western Reserve University alumni Republican Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Politicians from Los Angeles Stanford University alumni William S. Richardson School of Law alumni Women state legislators in Hawaii 21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature {{Hawaii-politician-stub