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Preceded by
  
Guy Ontai

Name
  
Ryan Yamane

Nationality
  
American

Role
  
American Politician


Political party
  
Democratic

Education
  
University of Hawaii

Alma mater
  
University of Hawaii

Party
  
Democratic Party

Born
  
October 24, 1969 (age 54) Honolulu, Hawaii (
1969-10-24
)

Residence
  
Mililani, Hawaii, United States

State Representative of the Year - Representative Ryan Yamane


Ryan I. Yamane (born October 24, 1969 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2005 representing District 37.

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Education

Yamane earned his BA in psychology, his MSW, and his MBA from the University of Hawaii.

Elections

  • 2002 Yamane attempted to challenge incumbent Republican Representative Guy Ontai for the District 35 seat, but lost the four-way September 21, 2002 Democratic Primary.
  • 2004 Yamane and Representative Ontai were both unopposed for their September 18, 2004 primaries, setting up a rematch; Yamane won the November 2, 2004 General election against Ontai.
  • 2008 Yamane was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,036 votes, and the November 4, 2008 General election.
  • 2010 Yamane was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,493 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,092 votes (54.8%) against Republican nominee Beth Fukumoto.
  • 2012 Yamane was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,510 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,660 votes (75.1%) against Republican nominee Emil Svrcina.

    • References

    Ryan Yamane Wikipedia
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