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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Fred Fogel (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 5. Fogel lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Jeanne Kapela defeated Ashley Oyama and Fred Fogel in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeanne Kapela
Jeanne Kapela (D)
 
60.4
 
5,737
Ashley Oyama (R)
 
36.5
 
3,466
Fred Fogel (L)
 
3.2
 
300

Total votes: 9,503
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Jeanne Kapela defeated Chantel Makuaole-Perrin in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeanne Kapela
Jeanne Kapela
 
82.7
 
2,939
Chantel Makuaole-Perrin
 
17.3
 
616

Total votes: 3,555
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5

Ashley Oyama advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ashley Oyama
 
100.0
 
984

Total votes: 984
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5

Fred Fogel advanced from the Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Fred Fogel
 
100.0
 
39

Total votes: 39
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fogel in this election.

2022

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Hawaii State Senate District 2

Incumbent Joy San Buenaventura defeated Holly Osborn and Fred Fogel in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joy San Buenaventura
Joy San Buenaventura (D)
 
69.7
 
9,486
Holly Osborn (R)
 
25.9
 
3,522
Fred Fogel (L)
 
4.4
 
594

Total votes: 13,602
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 2

Incumbent Joy San Buenaventura advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 2 on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joy San Buenaventura
Joy San Buenaventura
 
100.0
 
6,727

Total votes: 6,727
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 2

Holly Osborn defeated Dianne Hensley in the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 2 on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Holly Osborn
 
62.6
 
1,310
Dianne Hensley
 
37.4
 
783

Total votes: 2,093
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Hawaii State Senate District 2

Fred Fogel advanced from the Libertarian primary for Hawaii State Senate District 2 on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Fred Fogel
 
100.0
 
49

Total votes: 49
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2020

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Richard Onishi defeated Susan Hughes in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Onishi
Richard Onishi (D)
 
72.2
 
8,228
Susan Hughes (R)
 
27.8
 
3,165

Total votes: 11,393
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Richard Onishi defeated Shannon Matson and Fred Fogel in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Onishi
Richard Onishi
 
56.4
 
3,822
Image of Shannon Matson
Shannon Matson Candidate Connection
 
35.4
 
2,402
Fred Fogel
 
8.2
 
553

Total votes: 6,777
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3

Susan Hughes advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Susan Hughes
 
100.0
 
613

Total votes: 613
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2018

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

Incumbent Richard Onishi defeated Fred Fogel in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Onishi
Richard Onishi (D)
 
77.6
 
5,795
Fred Fogel (L) Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
1,675

Total votes: 7,470
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Incumbent Richard Onishi defeated Raina Whiting in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3 on August 11, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Onishi
Richard Onishi
 
55.0
 
2,997
Raina Whiting
 
45.0
 
2,456

Total votes: 5,453
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Republican primary election

2016

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Russell Ruderman defeated Frederick Fogel in the Hawaii State Senate District 2 general election.[1]

Hawaii State Senate, District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Russell Ruderman Incumbent 82.42% 11,664
     Libertarian Frederick Fogel 17.58% 2,488
Total Votes 14,152
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections


Incumbent Russell Ruderman defeated Greggor Ilagan in the Hawaii State Senate District 2 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Hawaii State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Russell Ruderman Incumbent 54.42% 4,275
     Democratic Greggor Ilagan 45.58% 3,580
Total Votes 7,855


2014

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Richard H.K. Onishi was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Bill Dickson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Onishi defeated Dickson and Fred F. Fogel (L) in the general election.[4][5][6]

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 3, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard H.K. Onishi Incumbent 73.7% 5,075
     Republican Bill Dickson 14.5% 997
     Libertarian Fred F. Fogel 11.8% 811
Total Votes 6,883

2012

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012

Fogel ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 3. Fogel ran as a Libertarian candidate and was defeated by Richard Onishi (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 3, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Onishi 57.2% 4,937
     Republican Marlene Nachbar Hapai 32.8% 2,832
     Libertarian Frederick Fogel 10% 860
Total Votes 8,629

2010

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2010

Fogel had no opposition in the September 18 primary. He lost to Democratic candidate, Robert Herkes in the general election.[10]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Fred Fogel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Fred Fogel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Fred Fogel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Fred Fogel participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 26, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Fred Fogel's responses follow below.[11]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Political reform

2) Education
3) Taxes[12][13]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Political reform - we need to make government more responsive to the people.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[13]

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Fred Fogel answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

My father, because he was my father (and was a pretty akamai guy).[13]
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?
Anything you want to read - better than TV![13]
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Compromise.[13]
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
I am not a politician, but rater a pragmatist.[13]
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Listen to everyone. Throw out the shit.[13]
What legacy would you like to leave?
Listened to everyone. Threw out the shit.[13]
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?
Landing on a carrier. 21.[13]
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Plumber's helper. 2 months.[13]
What happened on your most awkward date?
It escapes my mind.[13]
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
All. They are holidays.[13]
What is your favorite book? Why?
The last one I read. It was the last one.[13]
If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?
Hulk.[13]
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
Cats. They are different every day.[13]
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
The last one that was playing.[13]
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
Making it up the stairs.[13]
(For non-Nebraska candidates) What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?
Age.[13]
(For Nebraska candidates) What are the benefits and drawbacks of a unicameral state legislature, in your opinion?
Simplicity - Infeasibility.[13]
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
No.[13]
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
More than one political party.[13]
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
Cooperation - sometimes.[13]
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
Duh! How else are you gonna get something accomplished?[13]
What process do you favor for redistricting?
None - everyone should know where their "district" is.[13]
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
All.[13]
If you are a current legislator, what appealed to you about your current committees?
N/A[13]
If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?
Sure. The only Libertarian.[13]
Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?
No.[13]
Are you interested in running for a different political office in the future?
Perhaps.[13]
Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
No.[13]


Campaign finance summary


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Fred Fogel campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Hawaii House of Representatives District 5Lost general$0 $82
2022Hawaii State Senate District 2Lost general$0 $278
2020Hawaii House of Representatives District 3Lost primary$11,000 N/A**
2018Hawaii House of Representatives District 3Lost general$100 N/A**
Grand total$11,100 $360
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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