Mazie Hirono
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaiʻi's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 4, 2007
Preceded by	Ed Case
Born	November 3, 1947 (1947-11-03) (age 60) Fukushima, Japan
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Leighton Kim Oshima
Alma mater	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Religion	Buddhist

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Early years

Hirono was born in Fukushima, Japan in 1947. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In 1955, Hirono's mother escaped an abusive marriage by emigrating to the United States with her children. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Hirono attended Kaʻahumanu Elementary and Koko Head Elementary Schools. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U She later graduated from Kaimukī High School, which at the time of her attendance had a predominantly Japanese American student body. are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group Upon graduating from high school, Hirono enrolled at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa where, in 1970, she received B. The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers A. in psychology. She left Hawaiʻi briefly to attend Georgetown University Law School. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and obtained her doctorate of jurisprudence in 1978. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Hirono quickly returned to Honolulu where she practiced law.

Legislative career

From 1980 to 1994, Hirono served in the Hawaiʻi State Legislature serving her district in the House of Representatives. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the During her legislative tenure, she passed over 120 laws. She was honored by a coalition of leaseholders as Legislator of the Year in 1984. From 1987 to 1992, she was the chairman of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee.

Lieutenant Governor

Ed Case, D. G. Anderson and Mazie Keiko Hirono debated each other on KHON, September 5, 2002, for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in one of the closest primary races in state history. Edward Espenett "Ed" Case (born September 27, 1952) is a Democratic Politician. Dominis Garrida Anderson (born February 10, 1930) also popularly known as D

In 1994, she joined the ticket of incumbent Lieutenant Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano and was consequently elected to a historic administration led by the first Filipino American governor and first Japanese immigrant lieutenant governor. Benjamin Jerome "Ben" Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) served as the fifth Governor of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i from 1994 Filipino Americans are Americans of Philippine ancestry which trace back to the Philippines, an archipelagic nation in Southeast Asia. During her tenure as lieutenant governor, Hirono was also President of the National Commission on Teaching, America's Future as well as the Hawaiʻi Policy Group. She also spearheaded the first-in-the-nation comprehensive Pre-Plus program, a precursor to universal pre-school education in the United States.

Gubernatorial campaign of 2002

With her time as Lieutenant Governor coming to an end, Hirono formed a campaign structure as she set her sights on becoming the next Mayor of Honolulu in a 2002 special election to fill a vacancy to be created by Jeremy Harris' entry in the gubernatorial election. The Mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu and considered the third most powerful official in the U Jeremy Harris, born December 7, 1950 in Wilmington Delaware, served as Mayor of Honolulu from 1994 to 2004 Hawaiʻi residents were shocked, considering his high polling numbers, when Harris abruptly dropped from the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Hirono maneuvered to gain the support of potential Harris voters in her challenge against former Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives Majority Leader Ed Case and former Republican Chairman D. G. Anderson for the Democratic ticket. Edward Espenett "Ed" Case (born September 27, 1952) is a Democratic Politician. Dominis Garrida Anderson (born February 10, 1930) also popularly known as D Through the entire primary campaign season, Hirono and Case polled almost equally. Case appealed to Hawaiʻi residents that his campaign was one of government reform as opposed to Hirono whom Case alleged represented the "Old Boys' Network" of Democrats that had ruled over Hawaiʻi for forty years.

In one of the closest primary elections for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Hirono beat Case. Hirono ran against former Mayor of Maui, Republican Linda Lingle in the general election. The Mayor of Maui is the Chief executive officer of the County of Maui in the state of Hawaii. Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter on June 4 1953) has been Governor of Hawaii since December 2 2002. Lingle's campaign of reform called Agenda for New Beginnings appealed to voters and elected her governor.

2006 U. S. House election

On September 23, Hirono won the Democratic primary for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, being vacated by Ed Case, in a 10-way race, garnering 21. Edward Espenett "Ed" Case (born September 27, 1952) is a Democratic Politician. 8 percent of the vote, about 800 votes ahead of state Sen. Colleen Hanabusa, who had 21. 1 percent. Former state Sen. Matt Matsunaga (14 percent) finished in third. ^[3]

Hirono entered the race with significant name recognition as the only candidate who had held statewide office, and she raised more money than any other candidate in the race — in part because she was backed by EMILY's List^[4], which supports Democratic women who favor abortion rights. EMILY's List is a Political action committee (PAC in the United States that aims to help elect female candidates who are pro-choice to office Hirono also loaned her campaign $100,000.

Committee assignments

• Education and Labor Committee
  • Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
• At-Large Whip

Electoral history

• 2006 Race for U. S. House of Representatives — 2nd Congressional District
  • Mazie Hirono (D), 61%
  • Bob Hogue (R), 39%
• 2002 Race for Governor
  • Linda Lingle (R), 52%
  • Mazie Hirono (D), 47%

2008 Sugar Bowl Travel

On June 7, 2008, the Honolulu Advertiser reported that Hirano and her husband Leighton Oshima had traveled to the 2008 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA, on a University of Hawaii charter. Bob Hogue is an athletic conference commissioner veteran sportscaster and a former Republican member of the Hawaii State Senate representing the 24th district for Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter on June 4 1953) has been Governor of Hawaii since December 2 2002. ^[5] Previous lists released by the University redacted the names of 45 travelers, including Hirano.

References

1. Dennis Camire. "'What happened to ... religious tolerance?'". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved Jan. 27, 2007.
2. Jonathan Tilove. "New Congress brings with it religious firsts", Newhouse News Service. Retrieved Dec. 8, 2006
3. Rachel Kapochunas. "Akaka Survives Challenge from Case in Hawaii Democratic Primary", “cqpolitics. ” Retrieved Sep. 24, 2006
4. Carries Giddins. "Emily’s list announces endorsement of Mazie Hirono for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional District", “Essential Elements. ” Retrieved June 14, 2006
5. Rick Daysog. "UH releases full bowl travel list". 'Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 7, 2008.

Notes

External links

• U.S. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono official House site

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
• Hirono for Congress official campaign site
• Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi
• "The Immigrant Congresswoman" Dan Boylan, March 21, 2007, MidWeek cover story