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Born2Invest
January 13, 2018
In 2006, Hirono secured her seat in U.S. Congress after winning the House of Representatives election that same year, making her the first Asian ... Hirono served three terms before running for the senatorial position in 2012 in order to replace Senator Daniel Akaka, who was about to retire that time.
The Rafu Shimpo
September 13, 2017
Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, won the Democratic primary and beat Djou in the general election. She ran against ... “Colleen fought to prevent the Republican government shutdown and defeat [House Speaker] Paul Ryan's plan to end Medicare and Medicaid as we know it,” Hanabusa's campaign said.
Worcester Telegram
September 11, 2017
President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney toned down the campaign rhetoric and pulled negative ads amid commemorations of the 9/11 attacks, saying it was not a day for politics. One year ago: The U.S. marked the ... Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, is 93. Actor Earl Holliman is 89. ComedianÃÂ ...
Honolulu Civil Beat
August 24, 2017
It was the first time Hawaii had elected a Republican governor in 40 years. Hirono didn't run a strong race, performing poorly in debates and appearing at times listless on the campaign trail. And over the years, some of her critics have referred to her as “Lazy Mazie.” Her political redemption came in 2006,ÃÂ ...
Midweek
January 4, 2017
Following Clinton's loss to Donald Trump in the last half-century's most vile campaign, she was invited to Trump Tower to meet with the president-elect. .... Gabbard returned to Hawaii in 2006 and went to work as a staffer with U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. “I jumped right back into politics. It had changed a lot, butÃÂ ...
Maui News
October 27, 2016
Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye Education: Molokai High School, Class of 1988; University of Hawaii Maui College, Molokai Education Center, 1988-90 ... president, 2006-15; Lokahi Pacific, board member, 2004-12; Molokai Irrigation Advisory Board, 2008-12 Family: Married, three children *incumbent.
The Atlantic
December 27, 2012
He lost a U.S. House primary in 2006 to Mazie Hirono and Hanabusa. Hirono went on to serve in the House and then win election to the U.S. Senate in November, replacing retiring Senator Daniel Akaka. In 2008, Schatz was state spokesman for Obama's presidential campaign and then became chair ofÃÂ ...
Politico
December 17, 2012
Inouye's first wife of 57 years, Margaret Awamur Inouye, passed away in 2006. With a “real heavy heart,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ... Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), who is retiring this year, took to the Senate floor to speak of Inouye's legacy. He called him “the man who changed the islands forever.”.
Roll Call
September 6, 2011
Of course, political love isn't always found on the campaign trail. It can just as ... Daniel Akaka (Hawaii) hold off a 2006 Democratic primary challenge from then-Rep. Ed Case, who ... The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported that Hirono's chief of staff, Betsy Lin, was a key adviser to Akaka's 2006 campaign.
IVN News
February 21, 2017
Many independent-minded voters turned to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential election for his populist, anti-establishment message.
Honolulu Civil Beat
August 22, 2016
... from a licensed physician or physician assistant indicating that such ill health may endanger the candidate's life," the law explains.
Asian Fortune
May 13, 2016
Scott Walker's presidential campaign and worked on diverse projects for various political, corporate, and trade association clients through Delve LLC, a Washington, DC-based strategic intelligence start-up.
West Hawaii Today
April 23, 2016
In later years, Mehau became less of a public figure, but remained politically active, using his Waimea ranch to host a 2006 campaign fundraiser for former U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. In 1985, Rick Reed, a special assistant for then-Honolulu City ...
Hawaii Tribune Herald
December 24, 2015
Mehau was an influential and controversial political power-broker. A former Honolulu police officer, he was a close associate to Democrat governors John A. Burns and George Ariyoshi.
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