Ty Cullen

Ty Cullen
Hawaii House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent
In office
2010-Present
Term ends
November 4, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$46,272/year
Per diem	$150/day
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Hawaii, Manoa
Master's	University of Hawaii, Manoa
Personal
Profession	Lead Ramp Agent, Aloha Airlines
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Ty Cullen is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 39. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Biography

Cullen earned his B.A. in Sociology and Political Science and his MPA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His professional experience includes working as a program coordinator at Hale Kipa, Inc., a non-profit organization that serves at-risk youth, a ramp agent for Aloha Airlines, and a teaching assistant at St. Michael's School. He also volunteers extensively in his community; he serves as an HIV/AIDS prevention instructor, an assistant coach for PONY League youth baseball and a tutor at St. Joseph's School.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

Hawaii Committee Assignments, 2011
• Finance
• Labor & Public Employment
• Public Safety & Military Affairs, Vice Chair
• Transportation

Elections

2012

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012

Cullen won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 39. Cullen ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and defeated Carl Wong (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ty Cullen Incumbent	75.7%	5,282
	Republican	Carl Wong	24.3%	1,697
Total Votes				6,979

2010

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2010

Ty Cullen defeated Cory Chun, Leatrice Grantham, and Fernie Nicolas in the September 18 primary. He defeated Carl Wong in the general election.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 41 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Ty Cullen (D)		4,510	69.6%
Carl Wong (R)		1,639	25.3%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Cullen raised $29,231 in contributions.

His six largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Electrical Workers Local 1186	$4,000
Ironworkers	$2,000
Hawaii Association Of Realtors	$2,000
Friends Of Scott Nishimoto	$2,000
Friends Of Mark Takai	$2,000
Operating Engineers Local 3	$2,000

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Ty Cullen News Feed

• Hawaii 24/7 Hawaii247.com
• Session Done, But Is Hawaii Speaker Consolidating Power? - Honolulu Civil Beat

External links

Suggest a link

• Facebook page
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

{{succession box | before = Jon Riki Karamatsu (D) | title = Hawaii House of Representatives District 41 | years = 2010–2012 | after = [[Rida Cabanilla] (D)}}

Political offices
Preceded by Marcus Oshiro (D)	Hawaii House of Representatives District 39 2012–present	Succeeded by NA