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Fred Hemmings
Hemming comments on opening of 2009 legislative session |
Frederick M. Hemmings, Jr. (b. January 9, 1946) was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 25 of the Hawaii State Senate.
Hemmings was a Republican state senator in the Hawaii State Senate, representing the 25th District from 2000-2010. Senator Hemmings did not run for re-election in the Hawaii State Senate elections of 2010.[1]
Hemmings was Oahu County Chairman for the Republican Party of Hawaii from 1975 to 1976. He then served in the Hawaii State House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990. During this time he served as Republican Floor Leader. In 1990 he was a Gubernatorial Candidate for the State of Hawaii. He joined the Hawaii State Senate in 2000 and has served in that position since. He has been Senate Minority Leader since 2006.
Hemmings was a Columnist for the Honolulu Star Bulletin in 1966. He was a Consultant/Test Pilot for "Big Surf" in 1969. He was also a Commercial Actor in 1966, 1967, and 1970. He worked as a Producer/host for the Hawaii Sports Scene, KITV, in 1972. He also worked as a Commentator of Sports Spectacular for the Columbia Broadcasting System from 1976 to 1977. In addition, he was a Commentator of the Wide World of Sports for American Broadcasting Company from 1970 to 1975 and in 1978. Hemmings was a Commentator of Sports World for National Broadcasting Company from 1979 to 1983. He was then a Radio Talk Show Host for KGU Radio and a Contributing Editor for the Honolulu Magazine from 1991 to 1992. He was an author in 1977, 1979, and 1997. From 2004 to 2005 he was Co-Host of "Eqal Time with Fred Hemmings" on KHNR Radio 97.5. He has worked as Owner/Marketing/Communications/Consulting for Sports Enterprises Limited Liability Company since 1970.
Committee assignments
- Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, Hawaii Senate
- Committee on Education and Housing, Hawaii Senate
- Committee on Energy and Environment, Hawaii Senate
- Committee on Health, Hawaii Senate
- Committee on Human Services, Hawaii Senate
- Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, Hawaii Senate
- Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii Senate
- Committee on Ways and Means, Hawaii Senate
Elections
2012
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012
Hemmings ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 25. Hemmings ran unopposed in the August 11 Republican primary and was defeated by Laura Thielen (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Laura Thielen |
59.5% | 13,703 | |
| Republican | Fred Hemmings | 40.5% | 9,333 | |
| Total Votes | 23,036 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Hemmings won re-election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 25th Senate District. Hemmings received 10,408 votes in the election, defeating Frank Lockwood (D), who received 4,981 votes. Additionally, 742 "Blank" votes and 4 "Other" votes were cast in the election.[5] Hemmings raised $47,618 for his campaign; Lockwood raised $28,753.[6]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 25 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Fred Hemmings (R)
|
10,408 | 64.5% | ||
| Frank Lockwood (D) | 4,981 | 30.9% | ||
| Blank | 1,013 | 4.6% | ||
| Over | 4 | 0.0% | ||
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.[7] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Hemmings received a total score of 78%. Here are the scores Hemmings received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii Senate Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 80% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 63% | 67% | |||
Recent news
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Personal
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Hemmings and his wife, Lydia, have four children.
External links
- Fred Hemmings' personal website
- Official Hawaii Senate profile
- LinkedIn page
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ List of 2010 state legislative candidates in Hawaii (dead link)
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ District 25 Hawaii Senate candidate funds, 2006
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Hawaii State Senate - District 25 2000–2010 |
Succeeded by Pohai Ryan |
