Robert "Bobby" Bunda (born April 25, 1947) is a former
Democratic member of the
Hawaii Senate
The Hawaii State Senate ( Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) 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 ...
, representing the 22nd
District
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from 1994 through 2010, when he resigned his position in an unsuccessful bid for
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
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.
The 2009 Achievement Award for Public Affairs was conferred to Bunda by ''Filipinas Magazine''. The magazine, self-described as "the Magazine for Filipinos Worldwide" named Bunda as among the "brightest lights" of the Filipino community.
Bunda announced on October 13, 2009, that he had entered the
2010 race for Lieutenant Governor for the State of Hawaiʻi.
References
External links
www.RobertBunda.com Official individual website.
Hawaii State Legislature - Senator Robert Bundaofficial government site
Project Vote Smart - Senator Robert 'Bobby' Bunda (HI)profile
* ''Follow the Money'' - Robert Bunda
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2006200420021998
campaign contributions
1947 births
Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators in Hawaii
Asian-American people in Hawaii politics
Democratic Party Hawaii state senators
Hawaii politicians of Filipino descent
Living people
Presidents of the Hawaii Senate
Texas Wesleyan University alumni
University of Dallas alumni
20th-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature
21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature
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