Richard Onishi

Richard Onishi
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 6, 2012
Preceded byConstituency established
Constituency3rd District (2012–2022)
2nd District (2022–Present)
Personal details
Born (1954-05-03) May 3, 1954 (age 70)
Hilo, Hawaii
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materHonolulu Community College
University of Hawaii
Websitefriendsforrichardonishi.com

Richard H.K. Onishi[1] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6, 2012, currently representing District 2.[2]

Education

Onishi attended Honolulu Community College and earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Hawaii.

Elections

  • 2012 With Democratic Representative Clift Tsuji redistricted to District 2, Onishi won the District 3 August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,298 votes (56.2%),[3] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 4,937 votes (54.8%) against Republican nominee Marlene Hapai and Libertarian candidate Frederick Fogel.[4] who had both run for House seats in 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Representative Richard H.K. Onishi". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Richard Onishi's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2013.


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