HANABUSA, Colleen, a Representative from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, May 4, 1951; graduated from St. Andrew’s Priory School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969; B.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1973; M.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1975; J.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1977; lawyer, private practice; member of the Hawaii state senate, 1998-2010; president, Hawaii state senate, 2007-2010; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives in 2006; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Hanabusa, Colleen (D-Hi-1st) Rep.
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Rep. Charles Kong Djou (R-HI-1st) Wins Hawaii’s 1st district
May 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
Charles Kong Djou (born August 9, 1970) took the oath of office on May 25, 2010 for Hawaii’s 1st congressional district, which was vacated by the resignation of Neil Abercrombie. He won a special, mail-in election on May 22, 2010, and became the first Republican to represent the district in 20 years. He is currently serving his second term on the Honolulu City Council, where he represents District 4 (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai).
- Bio on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Djou
- Charles Djou at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Charles Djou for Congress
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Neil Abercrombie (D-HI-1st) Rep. Announces Resignation From Congress
December 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Currently: U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie on December 11, 2009 announced that he will resign as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 1st District of Hawaii. Read more from: http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/
Bio: Abercrombie first participated in a political campaign in 1970, seeking the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate. Unsuccessful, Abercrombie ran for the Hawaii State House of Representatives where he served from 1975 to 1979. He moved to the Hawaii State Senate, where he served from 1980 to 1986. After Representative Cecil Heftel resigned from the United States Congress in July 1986 to run for Governor of Hawaii, Abercrombie was elected to the House in a September 1986 special election to complete Heftel’s unexpired term. However, on the same day Abercrombie lost the Democratic primary for a full two-year term to Mufi Hannemann, who went on to lose to Republican Pat Saiki in the general election.[3] [Read more...]
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