Linda Lingle
| Linda Lingle | |
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| Chief Operating Officer of Illinois | |
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In office January 22, 2015 – July 1, 2016 |
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| Governor | Bruce Rauner |
| Preceded by | Andrew Ross |
| Succeeded by | Trey Childress |
| 6th Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010 |
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| Lieutenant | Duke Aiona |
| Preceded by | Ben Cayetano |
| Succeeded by | Neil Abercrombie |
| Mayor of Maui | |
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In office January 2, 1991 – January 2, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Hannibal Tavares |
| Succeeded by | Kimo Apana |
| Personal details | |
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Linda Cutter June 4, 1953 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Lingle (1972–1975) William Crockett (1986–1997) |
| Alma mater | California State University, Northridge |
| Religion | Judaism |
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Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician, who was the sixth Governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F. Quinn in 1962. Lingle was also the first female governor of Hawaii; first Jewish governor of Hawaii; first county mayor elected governor of Hawaii; and the first governor of Hawaii not to have any children. Prior to her gubernatorial administration, Lingle served as Maui County mayor, council member, and chair of the Hawaii Republican Party.
During the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, Lingle served as chairwoman of the convention during the absence of permanent chairman Dennis Hastert from the convention floor. She was the 2012 Republican nominee for the United States Senate, vying unsuccessfully for an open seat vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka.
In January 2015, Lingle was appointed as a senior adviser to Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. She also serves on the Governors’ Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC.
Lingle was born Linda Cutter to a Jewish family in St. Louis, Missouri in 1953, the daughter of Mildred and Richard Cutter. Lingle moved with her parents to Southern California when she was 12. She graduated from Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, California (at that time, part of Van Nuys), then received her bachelor's degree in journalism cum laude from California State University, Northridge, in 1975.
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