Mazie Keiko Hirono (/ ˈ m eɪ z i h i ˈ r oʊ n oʊ /; Japanese name: 広野 慶子, Hirono Keiko; born November 3, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Hirono previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 2nd congressional …

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2012. It coincided with the reelection of President Barack Obama.Elections were held for all 435 seats representing the 50 U.S. states and also for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories.The winners of this election cycle served in the 113th United States …

Mazie Hirono, Hawaii; Cory Booker, New Jersey (from January 9, 2018) Kamala Harris, California (from January 9, 2018) Al Franken, Minnesota (until January 2, 2018) In January 2018, the Democratic minority had their number of seats increase from 9 to 10 upon the election of Doug Jones (D-AL), changing the 52–48 Republican majority to 51–49 ...

Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district, which covers the urban core of Honolulu.He represented the 2nd district, which covers the rest of the state, from 2002 to 2007.. A Blue Dog Democrat, Case first came to prominence in Hawaii as majority …

The 2006 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in the middle of Republican President George W. Bush's second term. Democrats won control of both houses of Congress, which was the first and only time either party did so since the 1994 elections.These elections were widely categorized as a Democratic wave. In the Senate, Democrats won a net …

Hawaii's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii.It is currently represented by Kai Kahele, who succeeded Tulsi Gabbard following the 2020 election.The district encompasses all rural and most suburban areas of Oahu/Honolulu County, as well as the entire state outside of Oahu.Besides Honolulu, the district includes the counties of …

The United States federal government shutdown from midnight EST on December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019 (35 days) was the longest U.S. government shutdown in history and the second and final federal government shutdown involving furloughs during the presidency of Donald Trump.It occurred when the 116th United States Congress and President Donald Trump could …

Since Hawaii became a state in 1959, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms, one from each of Hawaii's congressional districts.Before becoming a state, the Territory of Hawaii elected a …

Linda Lingle (née Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician, who was the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She was the first Republican governor of Hawaii since 1962. Lingle was also the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor, Lingle served as Maui County mayor, council member, and chair of the Hawaii Republican Party.

Mazie Hirono (born 1947) Japanese: Democratic: Hawaii: January 3, 2007: January 3, 2013: 6 years, 0 days Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate: Steve Austria (born 1958) Filipino: Republican: Ohio: January 3, 2009: January 3, 2013: 4 years, 0 days Retired following decennial redistricting Joseph Cao (born 1967)