Donna Kim

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Donna Kim
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Hawaii State Senate District 14
Incumbent
In office
2000 - Present
Term ends
November 8, 2016
Years in position 13
PartyDemocratic
Leadership
President of the Senate
2013-present
Vice President of the Senate
2011-2013
Compensation
Base salary$46,272/year
Per diem$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2000
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Honolulu City Council
1985 - 2000
Hawaii House of Representatives
1982 - 1985
Education
High schoolFarrington High School
Bachelor'sWashington State University (1974)
Personal
Place of birthHonolulu, Hawaii
Websites
Personal website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Donna Kim is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 14. She was first elected to the chamber in 2000. She has served as President of the Senate since 2013. She previously served as Vice President of the Senate from 2011 to 2013.

Kim served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1982 to 1985. She then served on the Honolulu City Council from 1985 to 2000.

Biography

Kim earned her B.A. from Washington State University in 1974. Her professional experience includes working as a Small Business Executive Director, Recreation Director, Trained Facilitator for the Pacific Institute, Public Relations Director for KUMU Radio, Hotel Catering Sales Representative, Radio Talk Show Co-Host for Equaltime KHNR Radio, Communications Sales Representative, Board of Directors for the Bank of America Hawaii, and Fellowship for the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

  • Tourism Chair
  • Joint Legislative Investigating Committee to Oversee the Investigation of the Department of Budget and Finance’s Handling of the State’s Investment in Student Loan Auction Rate Securities
  • Ways and Means

2009-2010

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

Elections

2012

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012

Kim won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 14. Kim ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]

2010

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2010

Kim ran for re-election to the 14th District Seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the September 18 primary. Kim defeated Peter Dudek (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]

Hawaii State Senate, District 14
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Donna Kim (D) 8,481 76.5%
Peter Dudek (R) 1,852 16.7%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Kim won re-election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 14th Senate District. Kim ran unopposed in the general election. She raised $57,527 for her campaign.[4]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Kim was up for re-election, he collected $103,762 in donations.[5]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:


2008

In 2008, a year in which she was not up for re-election, Kim collected $35,886 in campaign contributions.[6] The five largest contributors to her campaign were as follows:

Donor Amount
Stanford S. Carr $1,000
Outrigger Enterprises $1,000
Franklin Kudo $1,000
Peter Q. Robson $1,000
Marc C. Tilker $750

2006

In 2006, Kim collected $57,527 in campaign contributions.[7] The six largest contributors to her campaign were as follows:

Donor Amount
University of Hawaii Professional Assembly $4,000
D.G. Anderson $4,000
Jean Anderson $3,995
Hawaii Association of Realtors $2,000
Altria $2,000
Hawaii Optometric Association $2,000

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