Colleen Hanabusa
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st district |
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Assumed office November 8, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Takai |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Djou |
| Succeeded by | Mark Takai |
| 11th President of the Hawaii Senate | |
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In office January 2, 2009 – November 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Bunda |
| Succeeded by | Shan Tsutsui |
| Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 21st district |
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In office January 20, 1999 – November 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | James Aki |
| Succeeded by | Maile Shimabukuro |
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Colleen Wakako Hanabusa May 4, 1951 Waianae, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | John Souza |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA, MA, JD) |
| Website | House website |
Colleen Wakako Hanabusa /kəˈliːn ˈhɑːnəˌbuːsə/(Japanese: 花房コリーン若子 Hepburn: Hanabusa Korīn Wakako?, born May 4, 1951) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district, serving since November 2016. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to the U.S. House of Representatives, Hanabusa was a member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the 21st District beginning in 1998. She served as the Senate Majority Leader before being elected Hawaii's first woman President of the Senate in 2007. On August 24, 2011, she announced her intention to run for reelection to Congress.
On December 17, 2012, after the death of Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, it was announced that Inouye had sent a letter shortly before his death to the Governor of Hawaii, Neil Abercrombie, stating his desire that Hanabusa be appointed to his seat. Abercrombie decided against appointing Hanabusa and chose Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Brian Schatz instead. Hanabusa announced a Democratic primary challenge to the incumbent Schatz in the 2014 special election, but lost the close primary contest. In 2016, Hanabusa announced her intention to run in the 1st congressional district special election to fill the remaining term of Rep. Mark Takai, and she won the Democratic primary for the race on August 13, 2016. Hanabusa also won the election on November 8, 2016 and was sworn in on November 14.
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