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Jeanne Kapela
Jeanne Kapela (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 5. She assumed office on November 3, 2020. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Kapela (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 5. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Jeanne Kapela was born in Kona, Hawaii. Kapela graduated from Konawaena High School in 2012. She oversaw Unite Hawaii.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Kapela was assigned to the following committees:
- Culture & Arts Committee
- House Education Committee
- Higher Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Committee on Labor and Government Operations (decommissioned)
2021-2022
Kapela was assigned to the following committees:
- Culture & Arts Committee
- House Education Committee, Vice-Chair
- Human Services & Homelessness Committee
- Higher Education Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 Kapela in this election.
2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Jeanne Kapela defeated Lohi Goodwin and Mike Last in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Kapela (D) | 69.4 | 4,962 |
 | Lohi Goodwin (R) | 27.1 | 1,936 | |
| Mike Last (L) | 3.5 | 250 | ||
| Total votes: 7,148 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Jeanne Kapela advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Kapela | 100.0 | 3,479 |
| Total votes: 3,479 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Lohi Goodwin advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lohi Goodwin | 100.0 | 908 |
| Total votes: 908 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Mike Last advanced from the Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Last | 100.0 | 21 | |
| Total votes: 21 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Jeanne Kapela defeated Mike Last and Citlalli Johanna Decker in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Kapela (D) | 77.1 | 8,344 |
| Mike Last (L) | 15.1 | 1,636 | ||
 | Citlalli Johanna Decker (Aloha Aina Party) | 7.8 | 843 | |
| Total votes: 10,823 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Jeanne Kapela defeated Colehour Bondera in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Kapela | 69.5 | 3,325 |
| Colehour Bondera | 30.5 | 1,457 | ||
| Total votes: 4,782 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Creagan (D)
Aloha Aina Party primary election
Aloha Aina Party primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Citlalli Johanna Decker advanced from the Aloha Aina Party primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Citlalli Johanna Decker | 100.0 | 94 |
| Total votes: 94 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Mike Last advanced from the Libertarian primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Last | 100.0 | 50 | |
| Total votes: 50 | |||
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2018
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Richard Creagan won election in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Richard Creagan defeated Jeanne Kapela and Gene Leslie in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Creagan | 50.4 | 2,359 |
| Jeanne Kapela | 40.0 | 1,872 | |
 | Gene Leslie | 9.6 | 447 | |
| Total votes: 4,678 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Jeanne Kapela did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jeanne Kapela did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 3. |
2023
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In 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 4. |
2022
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In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5. |
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 |
Officeholder Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Richard Creagan (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 5 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
