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Marcus Oshiro

Marcus R. Oshiro[2] (born April 24, 1959 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2017. Oshiro consecutively served from November 1994 until 2012 in the District 40 and 39 seats, and 2012 until 2017 for District 46.

Marcus Oshiro[1]
Oshiro in 2016
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 46th district
40th (1994–2002)
39th (2002–2012)
In office
November 8, 1994 – December 22, 2017
Preceded byRobert Bunda
Succeeded byLei Learmont
Personal details
Born (1959-04-24) April 24, 1959 (age 65)
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWahiawa, Hawaii
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
Willamette University College of Law
ProfessionLawyer

In 2017, Governor of Hawaii David Ige appointed Lei Learmont to succeed him when he joined the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board.[3]

Education

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Oshiro earned his BA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and his JD from Willamette University College of Law. He was a member of the inaugural 1997 class of the Pacific Century Fellows.[4]

Elections

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  • 2012 Redistricted to District 46, and with Democratic Representative Gil Riviere redistricted to District 47, Oshiro was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,808 votes,[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election against Republican nominee Christopher Murphy.[6]
  • 1994 When Democratic Representative Robert Bunda ran for Hawaii Senate and left the House District 40 seat open, Oshiro won the September 17, 1994 Democratic Primary with 2,013 votes (50.6%),[7] and won the three-way November 8, 1994 General election with 3,348 votes (52.2%) against Republican nominee Yoshiro Nakamura and Best Party candidate Loree Johnson.[8]
  • 1996 Oshiro won the September 21, 1996 Democratic Primary with 2,787 votes (64.4%),[9] and was unopposed for the November 5, 1996 General election.[10]
  • 1998 Oshiro was unopposed for the September 19, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,405,[11] and won the November 3, 1998 General election with 4,653 votes (69.3%) against Republican nominee Raymond Santana.[12]
  • 2000 Oshiro was unopposed for the September 23, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,501 votes,[13] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 3,145 votes (55.9%) against Republican nominee Allan Tomas.[14]
  • 2002 Redistricted to District 39, and with Republican Representative Guy Ontai redistricted to District 37, Oshiro was unopposed for the September 21, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,381 votes,[15] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 4,430 votes (66.6%) against Republican nominee Cynthia Jenkins.[16] who had been redistricted from District 6.
  • 2004 Oshiro was unopposed for the September 18, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,519 votes,[17] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,160 votes (71.7%) against Republican nominee Augustina Tomas,[18] who had run for the seat in 2002 but lost the primary.
  • 2006 Oshiro was unopposed for the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,029 votes,[19] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,045 votes (71.0%) against Republican nominee Gail Dukes-Requilman.[20]
  • 2008 Oshiro was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,168 votes,[21] and the November 4, 2008 General election.[22]
  • 2010 Oshiro was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,928 votes,[23] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,769 votes (62.5%) against Republican nominee Sam Curtis.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Representative Marcus R. Oshiro". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Marcus Oshiro's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "Governor Ige appoints Lei Learmont to state House District 46 Learmont to replace Marcus Oshiro". governorige.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ "Alumni". Pacific Century Fellows Program. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "Primary Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 17, 1994" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 7. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 8, 1994" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  9. ^ "Primary Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 1996". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 6. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  10. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 1996". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  11. ^ "Open Primary 98 - State of Hawaii - Hawaii Statewide September 19, 1998". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  12. ^ "General - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 3, 1998". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  13. ^ "Open Primary Election 2000 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 23, 2000". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  14. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2000". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  15. ^ "Open Primary Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  16. ^ "General Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  17. ^ "Open Primary 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  18. ^ "General Election 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  19. ^ "Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  20. ^ "General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  21. ^ "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  22. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  23. ^ "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  24. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
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