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Diana Mele Carroll

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Diana Mele Carroll
Mele Carroll.jpg
Hawaii House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent
In office
2005-Present
Term ends
November 4, 2014
Years in position 8
PartyDemocratic
Leadership
Majority Whip, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2011-present
Compensation
Base salary$46,272/year
Per diem$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Appointed2005
Term limitsN/A
Personal
Place of birthOahu, HI
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Diana Mele Carroll is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 13. She was first appointed to the chamber by the Governor in 2005. She has served as House Majority Whip since 2011.

Biography

Carroll's professional experience includes working as the Chief of Staff to State Senator J. Kalani English, and Councilman J. Kalani English, Maui County Council, Substance and Drug Abuse Liason to the Lieutenant Governor's Office of Maui County, and Executive Assistant to Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa.[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2013
• Consumer Protection & Commerce
• Health
• Housing
• Human Services, Chair
• Judiciary

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Carroll's campaign website lists the following issues:[2]

Excerpt: "Working families deserve a quality life. This includes affordable housing, good medical care, decent wages and education appropriate for our culture."

Elections

2012

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012

Carroll won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 13. Carroll ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and defeated Simon Russell (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 13, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgDiana Mele Carroll Incumbent 73.1% 5,787
     Republican Simon Russell 26.9% 2,130
Total Votes 7,917

2010

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2010

Carroll won re-election to the 13th District Seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition on September 18, 2010. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Meiling Akuna ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[6]

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 13 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Diana Mele Carroll (D) 5,058 71.2%
Meiling Akuna (R) 1,491 21.0%

2008

In 2008, Carroll won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 13th District. Carroll ran unopposed in the general election. She raised $16,487 for her campaign.[7]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Carroll raised $9,085 in contributions. [8]

His three largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Liberty Dialysis $1,000
Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii LLC $1,000
Hawaii Association Of Realtors $1,000

2008

In 2008, Carroll collected $16,487 in campaign contributions.[9] The five largest contributors to her campaign were as follows:

Donor Amount
Andrew Kluger $2,000
Hawaii Association of Realtors $1,900
Hawaii Operating Engineers $1,734
Electrical Workers Local 1186 $1,000
University of Hawaii Professional Assembly $1,000

Personal

Carroll is married.[10]

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References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Carroll
  2. ↑ Elect Mele Carroll, "Issues," accessed September 27, 2012
  3. ↑ State of Hawaii: Office of Elections, "Federal/State/County Candidates, 2012 Primary Elections," retrieved June 11, 2012
  4. ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State - Official 2012 Primary Results
  5. ↑ State of Hawaii Office of Elections, “Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii – Statewide,” November 20, 2012
  6. ↑ Hawaii State Office of Elections - 2010 general election certified results
  7. ↑ District 13 Hawaii House candidate funds, 2008
  8. ↑ 2010 contributions
  9. ↑ 2008 contributions to Diana Mele Carroll
  10. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Diana Mele Carroll," accessed September 27, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Hawaii House of Representatives District 13
2005–present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Democrat majority Current members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
House Speaker: Calvin Say (D) • Majority Leader: Pono Chong (D) • Minority Leader: Gene Ward (R)
   
  1. Kaniela Ing (D)
  2. Kyle Yamashita (D)
  3. Diana Mele Carroll (D)
  4. Derek Kawakami (D)
  5. James Tokioka (D)
  6. Daynette Morikawa (D)
  7. Gene Ward (R)
  8. Mark Hashem (D)
  9. Bert Kobayashi (R)
  10. Calvin Say (D)
Democratic (44) • Republican (7) • Hawaii State Senate • Hawaii House of Representatives
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