Brian Taniguchi

Brian Taniguchi
Hawaii State Senate District 10
Incumbent
In office
1994 - Present
Term ends
November 8, 2016
Years in position	19
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$46,272/year
Per diem	$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	1994
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Hawaii House of Representatives
1980 - 1994
Education
High school	Roosevelt High School (1969)
Bachelor's	University of Hawaii - Manoa (1973)
J.D.	University of Hawaii (1978)
Personal
Birthday	November 7, 1951
Place of birth	Honolulu, Hawaii
Profession	Consultant

Brian Tanaguchi (b. November 7, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 11. He was first elected to the chamber in 1994.

Taniguchi served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1980 to 1994.

Biography

Taniguchi earned his B.A. from the University of Hawaii - Manoa in 1973 and his JD from Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 1978.

Taniguchi's professional experience includes working as a Law Clerk for Judge Hiroshi Kato, working as Research Aide for Governor John Burns from 1971 to 1972, working as a private practice attorney from 1980 to 1989, and working as Legal Counsel/Corporate/Marketing Attorney for the City Bank and International Savings and Loan from 1988 to 2005. He has been a Consultant for Central Pacific Bank from 2005 to the present. He is also currently Director of Koga Engineering and Construction.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Taniguchi served on the following committees:

Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce and Consumer Protection
• Human Services

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Taniguchi served on these committees:

Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2011
• Commerce and Consumer Protection, Vice Chair
• Education

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Taniguchi served on these committees:

Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2009
• Higher Education
• Judiciary and Government Operations
• Labor

Elections

2012

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012

Taniguchi won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 11. Taniguchi defeated incumbent Carol Fukunaga in the August 11 Democratic primary and defeated Larry Fenton (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Hawaii State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Taniguchi Incumbent	80.4%	15,639
	Republican	Larry Fenton	19.6%	3,806
Total Votes				19,445

Hawaii State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Taniguchi Incumbent	55.4%	6,527
Carol Fukunaga Incumbent	44.6%	5,254
Total Votes		11,781

2010

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2010

Taniguchi won re-election to the 10th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition on September 18, 2010. Taniguchi defeated Eric Marshall (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Hawaii State Senate, District 10 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Brian Taniguchi (D)		10,398	69.0%
Eric Marshall (R)		3,439	22.8%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Taniguchi won re-election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 10th Senate District. Taniguchi ran unopposed in the general election. He raised $91,842 for his campaign.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Taniguchi was up for re-election, he collected $83,619 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Hawaii State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Brian Taniguchi's campaign in 2010
Hawaii Carpenters & Joiners	$2,600
Altria	$1,500
Anheuser-Busch	$1,250
Morris, George A	$1,000
Hawaii Association Of Realtors	$1,000
Total Raised in 2010	$83,619

2008

In 2008, Taniguchi collected $70,253 in campaign contributions. The six largest contributors to his campaign were as follows:

Donor	Amount
Plumbers and Pipefitters	$4,000
Hawaii Association of Realtors	$3,000
Electrical Workers Local 1186	$2,500
Outrigger Enterprises	$2,000
Hawaii Psychological Association	$2,000
G.A. (Red) Morris	$2,000

2006

In 2006, Taniguchi collected $91,842 in campaign contributions. The five largest contributors to his campaign were as follows:

Donor	Amount
University of Hawaii Professional Assembly	$3,750
Reynolds Recycling	$2,000
Sonny's Service and Repair	$2,000
Altria	$2,000
Moon Soo Park	$1,900

Personal

Taniguchi and his wife, Janice, have two children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Legislative profile on Vote Smart
• Bio on Vote Smart
• Issue Positions on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000

References

Political offices
Preceded by Carol Fukunaga (D)	Hawaii State Senate District 11 2012-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	Hawaii State Senate District 10 1994–2012	Succeeded by Les Ihara, Jr. (D)