Samuel Slom

Samuel Slom
Hawaii State Senate District 9
Incumbent
In office
1996 - Present
Term ends
November 8, 2016
Years in position	17
Party	Republican
Leadership
Senate Minority Leader
Present
Compensation
Base salary	$46,272/year
Per diem	$150/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	1996
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Hawaii (1963)
J.D.	La Salle Law School (1966)
Personal
Birthday	April 13, 1942
Place of birth	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Profession	Business owner
Religion	Jewish
Websites
Campaign website

Slom comments on opening of 2009 legislative session

Samuel M. 'Sam' Slom is a Republican member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 9. He was first elected to the chamber in 1996.

Slom is the only Republican state senator in the 25-member Hawaii senate. He joined the Hawaii State Senate in 1996. From 1996 to 2000 he served as Senate Minority Floor Leader. He then served as Minority Leader from 2000 to 2004. He is currently State Senate Minority Leader and Minority Floor Leader.

Biography

Slom earned his LLB from LaSalle Law School in 1966 and his BA in Government/Economics from the University of Hawaii in 1963.

Slom's professional experience includes working as Director of Economics Division for the Bank of Hawaii from 1968 to 1982. He was also a Professor at Hawaii Pacific University from 1975 to 1984. He has been President/Executive Director of Small Business Hawaii since 1983. He has also worked as owner of SMS Consultants from 1982 to the present. Since 1982 he has been owner of Convention Speakers of Hawaii as well.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Issues

Steven Tyler Act

On January 18, 2013, Jamie Kalani English introduced Senate Bill 465, the proposed "Steven Tyler Act." According the bill, "if [a] person captures or intends to capture, in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person, through any means a visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of another person while that person is engaging in a personal or familial activity with a reasonable expectation of privacy," he or she would be liable for the "civil action of constructive invasion of privacy." He or she could be sued for general damages, special damages, and punitive damages worth triple the combined general and special damages. According to the Section 1 of the bill, the new law would especially help celebrities and be named after Steven Tyler, who owns a vacation home on the island of Maui, in honor of his "contribution to the arts in Hawai‘i and throughout the world." The Senate passed the SB 465 on March 5 by a vote of 23-2, and the bill was sent on to the House. Only Slom and Senator Les Ihara, Jr. voted against the bill. Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Tyler, Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood, and a number of other celebrities endorsed SB 465. They argued that the paparazzi invade the privacy of celebrities who come to Hawaii to vacation in peace by filming and photographing the celebrities on their private property and that this bill would help promote celebrity tourism in the state. The American Civil Liberties Union, Hawaii Attorney General David M. Louie, the Society of Professional Journalists, and The New York Times opposed the bill, claiming that it would be unconstitutional and suppress journalism.

Raising the debt ceiling

In a commentary on Hawaii Reporter, State Senator Slom explained his opposition to raising the federal debt ceiling, which was under debate in July 2011.

"My position then was that we should not raise the debt limit, which was “modest” compared to the current national debt of $14.5 trillion ($ 46,450 per citizen), because there was a limit or ceiling for a good reason. We should instead, utilize fiscal restraint."

Campaign themes

2012

Slom's campaign website listed the following issues:

• "2nd Amendment: Concealed Carry / Open Carry - YES"
• "Decreasing Personal Income Tax - YES"
• "Definition of Marriage – Man & Woman only - YES"
• "Education – Decentralized School Boards - YES"
• "Alternative Energy (Solar/Wind/Geothermal) – Voluntary Incentives - YES"
• "Legalize Gambling - NO"
• "Medical Marijuana For Severely Ill - YES"
• "Unicameral Legislature - YES"

Elections

2012

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012

Slom won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 9. Slom ran unopposed in the August 11 Republican primary and defeated Kurt Lajala (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Hawaii State Senate, District 9, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Samuel Slom Incumbent	60.2%	14,934
	Democratic	Kurt Lajala	39.8%	9,888
Total Votes				24,822

2010

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2010

Slom won re-election to the 8th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition in the September 18 primary. Slom defeated Larry Price (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Hawaii State Senate, District 8 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Samuel Slom (D)		12,318	55.4%
Larry Price (R)		7,711	34.7%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Slom was re-elected to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 8th Senate District. Slom ran unopposed in the general election. He raised $10,739 for his campaign.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Slom was up for re-election, he collected $32,703 in donations.

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Hawaii State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Samuel Slom's campaign in 2010
Hawaii Association Of Realtors	$4,000
Slater, Clifford D	$3,796
8Th Republican Senatorial District	$2,570
Burgess, Horace William	$2,000
Altria	$2,000
Total Raised in 2010	$32,703

2008

In 2008, a year in which he was not up for re-election, Slom collected $2,225 in campaign donations.

2006

In 2006, Slom collected $10,739 in campaign contributions. The six largest contributors to his campaign were as follows:

Donor	Amount
Hawaii Association of Realtors	$3,000
Tony Lim - Tony's Liquor and Deli	$2,000
Altria	$2,000
RJ Reynolds Tobacco	$500
Outrigger Enterprises	$500
OEPAC	$500

Personal

Slom is divorced and has four children, Sam, Sid, Spencer, and Stuart.

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• Hawaii House, Senate hold final floor votes on $23.8 billion budget - The Republic
• Illinois Is Not The Worst Place To Be A Republican - NBC Chicago (blog)
• IT'S DONE: Hawaii lawmakers OK'd a record $24 billion biennium budget - Hawaii Reporter
• Senate President Outlines Successes During the 2013 Legislative Session - Hawaii Reporter
• MRC Greenwood to retire as University of Hawaii president - Hawaii News Now ... - Hawaii News Now
• Spurt in Hawaiian solar use leads nation, but conflict threatens program - Environment & Energy Publishing
• Lawmakers make final push in last week of 2013 legislative session - Hawaii News Now
• UH pays $800K to recruit top executives - Hawaii News Now
• Most Controversial Anti-Business Bill of the 2013 Legislative Session Dies in ... - Hawaii Reporter
• Hawaii lawmakers negotiate limits to shield law - Businessweek

External links

Suggest a link

• Sam Slom's personal website
• Legislative profile on Vote Smart
• Bio on Vote Smart
• Slom YouTube channel
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000

References

Political offices
Preceded by Les Ihara, Jr. (D)	Hawaii State Senate District 9 2012-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	Hawaii State Senate District 8 1996–2012	Succeeded by Ronald Kouchi (D)