Glenn Wakai

Glenn Wakai
Hawaii State Senate District 15
Incumbent
In office
2010-Present
Term ends
November 8, 2016
Years in position	3
Party	Democratic
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 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Profession	Legislator

Glenn Wakai is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 15. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Wakai previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the District 31 from 2002-2010.

Biography

Wakai's professionale experience includes working as a reporter for KHNL and KHON-TV.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2013
• Agriculture
• Commerce and Consumer Protection
• Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing
• Technology and the Arts, Chair

2011-2012

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

Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2011
• Economic Development and Technology, Vice Chair
• Agriculture
• Health
• Ways and Means

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wakai served on these committees in the House:

Elections

2012

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012

Wakai won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 15. Wakai ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2010

Wakai had no opposition in the September 18 primary. He defeated Ben Pascua in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Hawaii State Senate, District 15 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Glenn Wakai (D)		7,753	62.4%
Ben Pascua (R)		3,764	30.3%

2008

In 2008, Wakai won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 31st District. Wakai ran unopposed in the election. He raised $24,285 for his campaign.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Wakai was up for re-election, he collected $60,792 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Hawaii State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Glenn Wakai's campaign in 2010
Hawaii Association Of Realtors	$4,000
Ironworkers Local 625	$2,750
Painters Local 1791	$1,750
Longshore & Warehouse Local 142	$1,350
Hawaii Medical Service Association	$1,300
Total Raised in 2010	$60,792

2008

In 2008, Wakai collected $24,285 in campaign contributions. The three largest contributors to his campaign were as follows:

Donor	Amount
Hawaii Association of Realtors	$2,000
Electrical Workers Local 1186	$1,500
University of Hawaii Professional Assembly	$1,000

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• Homeless cleanups taking cash from state road repairs - KHON2

External links

Suggest a link

• Wakai's campaign website
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Wakai's linked in

References

Political offices
Preceded by Norman Sakamoto	Hawaii State Senate District 15 2010-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by '	Hawaii House District 31 2002–2010	Succeeded by Linda Ichiyama