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Ken Ito[1]
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 49th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 16, 2013
Preceded byPono Chong
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 48th district
In office
January 1995 – January 16, 2013
Preceded byMarshall Ige
Succeeded byJessica Wooley
Personal details
Born (1944-04-29) April 29, 1944 (age 80)
Honolulu, Hawaii
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceKaneohe, Hawaii
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1962–1966

Ken Ito[2] (born April 29, 1944 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 16, 2013 representing District 49. Ito consecutively served from January 1995 until 2013 in the District 48 seat.

Education

Ito earned his BEd from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Elections

  • 1994 When Democratic Representative Marshall Ige left the District 48 seat open, Ito won the four-way September 17, 1994 Democratic Primary with 1,786 votes (36.4%),[3] and was unopposed for the November 8, 1994 General election.[4]
  • 1996 Ito was unopposed for the September 21, 1996 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,082 votes,[5] and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 5,638 votes (70.3%) against Republican nominee Roy Yanagihara.[6]
  • 1998 Ito was unopposed for the September 19, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,902 votes,[7] and won the November 3, 1998 General election with 4,698 votes (54.2%) against Republican nominee Mako Hara.[8]
  • 2000 Ito was unopposed for the September 23, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,332 votes,[9] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 4,037 votes (52.4%) against Republican nominee Sam Moku.[10]
  • 2002 Ito and Mako were both unopposed for their September 21, 2002 primaries,[11] setting up a rematch; Ito won the November 5, 2002 General election with 5,451 votes (56.5%) against Mako.[12] who had been redistricted from District 6.
  • 2004 Ito was unopposed for the September 18, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,111 votes,[13] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,610 votes (55.0%) against Republican nominee Keoki Leong.[14]
  • 2006 Ito was unopposed for the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,103 votes,[15] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,570 votes (75.3%) against Sol Naluai,[16] who had run for Senate in 2000 and 2002.
  • 2008 Ito was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,030 votes,[17] and the November 4, 2008 General election.[18]
  • 2010 Ito won the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 4,499 votes (70.2%),[19] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,639 votes (70.7%) against Republican nominee Mo Radke.[20]
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 49, and with Democratic Representative Pono Chong redistricted to District 48, Ito was unopposed for both the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,194 votes,[21] and the November 6, 2012 General election.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Ken Ito". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ken Ito's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Primary Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 17, 1994" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 8. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 8, 1994" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Primary Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 1996". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 7. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 1996". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Open Primary 98 - State of Hawaii - Hawaii Statewide September 19, 1998". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "General - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 3, 1998". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "Open Primary Election 2000 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 23, 2000". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2000". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Open Primary Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "General Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  13. ^ "Open Primary 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "General Election 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  15. ^ "Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  16. ^ "General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  17. ^ "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  18. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  19. ^ "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  20. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  21. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  22. ^ "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

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