Mark Jun Hashem (born March 3, 1968) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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since November 2, 2010, currently representing District 19.

Education

Hashem attended

Pacific University Pacific University is a private university in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Tualatin Academy, the original Forest Grove campus is west of Portland. Affiliated with the United Church of Christ, the school mainta ...

and earned his MA from

Hokkaido University , or , is a public research university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Founded in 1918, it is the fifth-oldest government-authorised university in Japan and one of the former Imperial Universities. The university finds its roots in Sapporo A ...

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 Lyla Berg (born March 15, 1951) is a Hawaiian Democratic politician. She was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2004 representing the Kāhala area of Honolulu on Oahu. Berg was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor ...

ran for

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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 links

Official page
at the

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* Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Hokkaido University alumni Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature Pacific University alumni {{Hawaii-politician-stub