Charles Djou
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st district |
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In office May 22, 2010 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Neil Abercrombie |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Hanabusa |
| Member of the Honolulu City Council from the 4th district |
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In office 2002 – May 22, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Duke Bainum |
| Succeeded by | Lee Donohue |
| Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 47th district |
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In office 2000–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Iris Catalani |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Meyer |
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August 9, 1970 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Stacey Kawasaki |
| Children | 3 |
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University of Pennsylvania (BS) University of Southern California (JD) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Major
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| Unit | United States Army Reserve |
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| Chinese | 周永康 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Yǒngkāng |
Charles Kong Djou (born August 9, 1970) is an American politician who served for 7 months as U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district in 2010–11. As a member of the Republican Party, Djou won his congressional seat in a May 2010 special election where the Democratic vote was split between several candidates, but was defeated in the general election in November after the Democratic primary provided a single opponent. Djou, who previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives and the Honolulu City Council, is the first Thai American and the first Chinese American Republican to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. In June 2016, Djou entered the race for Mayor of Honolulu, which he lost to Democratic incumbent Kirk Caldwell.
Born in Los Angeles, California, to a Chinese American father and a Thai American mother, Djou grew up in Hawaii. He graduated from high school at Punahou School, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude. He earned his law degree at the USC Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California.
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