Keali'i Lopez is an activist and lobbyist[2] who served as the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hawaii from May 2018 until her resignation in August 2019.[2][3][4] She was appointed director of Hawaii State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on December 4, 2010, and her term ended on December 1, 2014.[5] Prior to that, she was an executive at a Hawaii nonprofit that ran several public-access television channels. She received a bachelor's degree in communications at University of Hawaii at Manoa.[6]

Keali'i Lopez
Chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party
In office
May 30, 2018 – August 6, 2019
Preceded byTim Vandeveer
Succeeded byGary Hooser (Acting)
Personal details
Born1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)[1]
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWindward Community College
University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA)

On August 6, 2019, Lopez announced that she had accepted a nonpartisan position at the state offices of the AARP, forcing her to resign her position as Democratic Party chairperson mid-way through her two-year term.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kealii Lopez resigns as state Democratic Party chairwoman
  2. ^ a b c Dayton, Kevin (2019-08-07). "Kealii Lopez resigns as state Democratic Party chairwoman". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. ^ Kevin Dayton (May 28, 2018), "Isle Democrats elect lobbyist Lopez as new chairwoman", Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Keali'i Lopez, Ballotpedia
  6. ^ Kristen Consillio (January 10, 2011), Lopez is ready to lead, McClatchy-Tribune Business News – via ProQuest
Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party
2018–2019
Succeeded by