Barbara Marumoto-Coons
Barbara Marumoto-Coons is a former Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 19 since 1978. She served as House Minority Policy Leader from 2011 to 2012 and previously served as the Assistant Minority Floor Leader.
Marumoto-Coons is a commercial real estate associate. She has worked as a commercial real estate agent and legislative administrative assistant/researcher.
She is a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, East Honolulu American Heart Association Board, Friends of the Medical School, Girl Scouts, Historic Hawaii Foundation, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Japanese American Citizens League, Kahala Business Association and Kahala Community Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Marumoto-Coons served on these committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
- Economic Revitalization & Business Committee
- Finance Committee
- International Affairs Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Tourism Committee
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Marumoto-Coons served on these committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Tourism, Culture & International Affairs Committee
Issues
Opposing Queen Lydia Liliuokalani School closure
Queen Lili`uokalani Elementary School |
Marumoto-Coons strongly opposes the potential closure of Queen Lili`uokalani Elementary School because she values small schools and small classes, according to her. She also think it would be "ironic to shut its doors on the 100th school year since the Queen dedicated its opening."
Marumoto-Coons said closing the school would save Hawaii $372,000 a year, a potentially disputable figure.[2]
Elections
2012
Marumoto-Coons did not seek re-election in 2012.
2010
Marumoto-Coons won re-election to the 19th District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition on September 18, 2010. She was also unopposed in the November 2, 2010, general election.[3]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Marumoto-Coons won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 19th District, defeating Michael Abe (D). Marumoto-Coons received 6,440 votes in the election while Abe received 4,450 votes.[4] Marumoto-Coons raised $73,646 for her campaign; Abe raised $6,566.[5]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 19 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Barbara Marumoto-Coons (R)
|
6,440 | 55.7% | ||
| Michael Abe (D) | 4,450 | 38.5% | ||
| Blank | 670 | 5.8% | ||
| Over | 5 | 0.0% | ||
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Scorecards
Hawaii Grassroot Institute
The Grassroot Institute issued its 2010 Legislative Score Card that tallied the votes of Hawaii legislators and graded their votes based on the Institute's values of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government.[6] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Marumoto-Coons received a total score of 54%. Here are the scores Marumoto-Coons received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii House Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 69% | 71% | 17% | 67% | 43% | 0% | |||
Recent news
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External links
- Hawaii House of Representatives - Rep. Barbara Marumoto-Coons
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
- Barbara Marumoto Responses to Hawaii Reporter 2010 Campaign Survey
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Marumoto-Coons
- ↑ "REP. MARUMOTO: Queen Lydia Liliuokalani School Should Not Be Closed," Hawaii Reporter, December 12, 2010
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ District 19 Hawaii House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 19 1978–2012 |
Succeeded by [Bert Kobayashi]] (D) |
