Della Au Belatti (born March 14, 1974) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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since November 2012 representing District 24. Belatti served consecutively from November 2006 until 2012 in the District 25 seat. The district includes Makiki and

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, along with portions of McCully and Papakolea on the island of

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Education

Belatti graduated with an A.B. in

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from

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in 1996 after completing an 82-page long senior thesis, titled "A Study of Education in Hawaii, 1945-1959: Change and Continuity in Three Schools", under the supervision of Stephen Aron. She then received her

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from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the

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Elections

*2006: When Democratic Representative

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left the state legislature and left the District 25 seat open, Belatti won the three-way September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 2,145 votes (43.2%), and won the November 7, 2006 general election with 3,996 votes (58.2%) against Republican nominee Tracy Okubo, who had sought the seat in 2004. *2008: Belatti was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic primary, winning with 2,343 votes, and the November 4, 2008 general election. *2010: Belatti was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,466 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 4,302 votes (59.4%) against Republican nominee Isaiah Sabey. *2012: Redistricted to District 24, and with Democratic Representative Isaac Choy redistricted to District 23, Belatti won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,024 votes (64.1%); her 2010 Republican challenger, Isaiah Sabey was unopposed in the Republican primary, setting up a rematch. Belatti won the November 6, 2012 general election with 5,367 votes (62.1%) against Sabey.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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1974 births Living people 21st-century American women politicians American women educators American women lawyers American lawyers Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature Lawyers from Hawaii Politicians from Honolulu Princeton University alumni Schoolteachers from Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law alumni Women state legislators in Hawaii {{Hawaii-politician-stub