Does your state lean blue or lean red? Check out our new report, highlighting partisan control of state government from 1992-2013.
Aaron Johanson
| Aaron Johanson | |
 | |
| Hawaii House of Representatives District 31 | |
| Incumbent | |
| In office | |
| 2010-Present | |
| Term ends | |
| November 4, 2014 | |
| Years in position | 3 |
| Party | Republican |
| Leadership | |
| State House Minority Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives | |
| 2013-present | |
| Minority Whip, Hawaii State House of Representatives | |
| 2010-2012 | |
| Compensation | |
| Base salary | $46,272/year |
| Per diem | $150/day |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 6, 2012 |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 |
| Term limits | N/A |
 | |
Contents |
Biorgaphy
Johanson's professional experience includes working as a legislative analyst for state Rep. Lynn Finnegan during the 2005 and 2010 legislative sessions; and as deputy chief of staff for former Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona. He currently serves on the Legislative Federal Economic Stimulus Program Oversight Commission for Hawaii. Before becoming active in Hawaiian state politics, he held several political jobs in Washington, D.C. Johanson was Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Mint, and Director of Schedule C Appointments and Deputy Associate Director of the White House personnel office. He graduated with a B.A. in History from Yale University.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Johanson served on the following committees:
| Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Labor & Public Employment | ||||
| • Legislative Management | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Johanson served on these committees:
| Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education | ||||
| • Higher Education | ||||
| • Labor & Public Employment | ||||
| • Public Safety & Military Affairs | ||||
| • Transportation | ||||
Elections
2012
Johanson won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 31. Johanson ran unopposed in the August 11 Republican primary and defeated Lei Sharsh (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2][3]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 31, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Aaron Johanson Incumbent |
65.2% | 4,017 | |
| Democratic | Lei Sharsh | 34.8% | 2,143 | |
| Total Votes | 6,160 | |||
2010
Johanson had no opposition in the September 18 primary. He defeated Lei Sharsh in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 32 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Aaron Johnson (D)
|
3,304 | 52.2% | ||
| Lei Sharsh (R) | 2,553 | 40.3% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Johanson raised $62,147 in contributions. [5]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Johanson, Cynthia Ling | $2,000 |
| Hawaii Association Of Realtors | $2,000 |
| Hawaii Republican Party | $2,000 |
| Sanpei, Charles H | $2,000 |
Recent news
 |
Know more information about this profile? Submit a bio |
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google News search for the term "Aaron + Johanson + Hawaii + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Aaron Johanson News Feed
- Historic Hawaii House Coalition Delivers Promising Results - Honolulu Civil Beat
- House Speaker's Final Remarks as 2013 Legislature Adjourns - Hawaii Reporter
Cite error: <ref> tags exist, but no <references/> tag was found
External links
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ State of Hawaii: Office of Elections, "Federal/State/County Candidates, 2012 Primary Elections," retrieved June 11, 2012
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State - Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ State of Hawaii Office of Elections, “Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii – Statewide,” November 20, 2012
- ↑ Hawaii State Office of Elections - 2010 general election certified results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Linda Ichiyama (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 31 2012–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by Lynn Finnegan (R) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 32 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Linda Ichiyama (D) |
 |
State of Hawaii Honolulu (capital) |
|---|---|
| Ballot Measures |
List of Hawaii ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | History of I&R | History of direct democracy | Campaign Finance Requirements | |
| Government |
Hawaii State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | |
| State executive officers |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Director of Finance | State Auditor | Superintendent of Education | Hawaii Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs | Commissioner of Agriculture | Chairperson of Land and Natural Resources | Director of Labor and Industrial Relations | Chair of Public Utilities | |
| Elections | |
| Judiciary |
Hawaii Supreme Court | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |
- State legislative article missing donor information
- Republican Party
- Hawaii
- 2010 candidate
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- 2010 challenger
- 2010 winner
- 2010 open seat
- State representatives first elected in 2010
- Current member, Hawaii House of Representatives
- 2012 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election (winner)
- 2012 incumbent displaced by redistricting
