Denny Coffman
Denny Coffman is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 5 from 2008 to December 20, 2013. He resigned to spend more time with his family due to his daughter's medical issue[1]
Biography
Coffman's professional experience includes working as owner of a small retail business.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Coffman served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Energy & Environmental Protection |
| • Tourism |
| • Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs |
| • Water & Land |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Coffman served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Energy & Environmental Protection, Vice Chair |
| • Finance |
| • Housing |
| • Water, Land & Ocean Resources |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Coffman served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Energy & Environmental Protection, Vice Chair |
| • Finance |
| • Housing |
| • Water, Land & Ocean Resources |
Elections
2012
Coffman won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5. He defeated Leolani Lagat Oyama in the August 11 Democratic primary and defeated Dave Bateman (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Denny Coffman Incumbent |
67.5% | 5,464 | |
| Republican | Dave Bateman | 32.5% | 2,631 | |
| Total Votes | 8,095 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Denny Coffman Incumbent |
67.9% | 2,462 |
| Leolani Lagat Oyama | 32.1% | 1,164 |
| Total Votes | 3,626 | |
2010
Coffman won re-election to the 6th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition on September 18, 2010. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Rebecca Leau ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[5]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 6 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Denny Coffman (D)
|
3,538 | 49.8% | ||
| Rebecca Leau (R) | 3,281 | 46.2% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Coffman won election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 6th District, defeating Andy Smith (R). Coffman received 4,520 votes in the election while Smith received 4,378 votes.[6] Coffman raised $25,439 for his campaign; Smith raised $43,997.[7]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Denny Coffman (D)
|
4,520 | 47.6% | ||
| Andy Smith (R) | 4,378 | 46.1% | ||
| Blank | 587 | 6.2% | ||
| Over | 10 | 0.1% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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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.[8] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Coffman received a total score of 5%. Here are the scores Coffman received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii House Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% | |||
Personal
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Coffman and his wife, Bonnie, have two daughters, Amy and Katie, and one grandchild, Bryce.[9]
He is the Founding Director of Community Enterprises, and a member of the La'aloa Connector Road Advisory Group.
Recent news
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External links
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ bizjournals.com, "Hawaii state Rep. Denny Coffman resigns from the Legislature," December 9, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ 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 6 House Hawaii candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Denny Coffman, "About," accessed September 26, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Herkes (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 2012–December 2013 |
Succeeded by Richard Creagan (D) |
| Preceded by ' |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 6 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Nicole Lowen (D) |
