Malama Solomon

A. Leiomalama 'Malama' Solomon[3] (born March 3, 1951) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate representing District 4. Solomon was originally appointed to the District 1 Senate seat by Governor Neil Abercrombie on December 21, 2010, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Dwight Takamine as Hawaii Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. She served in that seat until her election to the District 4 seat, which she has held since 2013.

Malama Solomon[1]
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 16, 2013 – December 1, 2014
Preceded byShan Tsutsui
Succeeded byLorraine Inouye
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 1st district
In office
December 21, 2010[2] – January 16, 2013
Preceded byDwight Takamine
Succeeded byGil Kahele
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 1st district
In office
1983 – December 1998
Succeeded byLorraine Inouye
Personal details
Born (1951-03-03) March 3, 1951
Territory of Hawaii
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceKohala, Hawaii
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii at Hilo
University of Hawaii
Oregon State University

Education

Solomon earned her BA in education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, her BA in cultural anthropology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, her MA in education from the University of Hawaii and her PhD from Oregon State University.

Electoral history

In 1998 Solomon initially sought the District 1 Senate seat in the three-way September 19 Democratic Primary, losing to Lorraine Inouye,[4] who held the seat until 2005.

In 2006 Solomon won the four-way September 26 Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii with 77,895 votes (32.7%),[5] but she and gubernatorial running mate Randy Iwase lost the general election on November 7 to incumbent Republicans Linda Lingle and Duke Aiona.[6]

In 2012 Solomon won the August 11 Democratic Primary for State Senate District 4 with 4,068 votes (47.5%) against former Senator Lorraine Inouye,[7] and then won the November 6 General election with 9,828 votes (60.9%) against Green candidate Kelly Greenwell.[8]

References
  1. "Senator Malama Solomon". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. "Factsheet 2012 Election Contest and Incumbents". State of Hawaii. Retrieved December 4, 2013. See Note 2
  3. "A. Leiomalama Solomon's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. "Open Primary 98 - State of Hawaii - Hawaii Statewide September 19, 1998". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. "Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. "General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2013.


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