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Jen Kamaho'i Mather
Jen Kamaho'i Mather (Green Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 10. Mather lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Mather completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
Incumbent Angus McKelvey defeated Chayne Marten and Jen Kamaho'i Mather in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 10
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angus McKelvey (D) | 59.7 | 3,729 |
 | Chayne Marten (R)  | 21.5 | 1,346 | |
| Jen Kamaho'i Mather (G) | 18.7 | 1,171 | ||
| Total votes: 6,246 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Incumbent Angus McKelvey advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 10 on August 11, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 10
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angus McKelvey | 100.0 | 2,341 |
| Total votes: 2,341 | |||
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Republican primary election
Chayne Marten advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 10 on August 11, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 10
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chayne Marten | 100.0 | 373 |
| Total votes: 373 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jen Kamaho'i Mather completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mather's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
1) I would like our island home to be self-sustaining which means protecting our environment through stringent environmental protection legislation and regenerating our farming communities through small scale land grants that encourage organic, free range, carbon sequestering agriculture. 2) Poverty levels are at a high throughout the country, but especially here in Hawai'i where cost of living has become astronomical. I would like to protect and encourage our working class families by creating more affordable housing and advocating for higher wages which could possibly be funded by a sales tax on the sale and building of homes greater than $1m. 3) With the climate changing, I believe it is time for us to legislate quicker and implement faster, the necessary programs to address coastal erosion, sea level rise, and managed retreat of infrastructure and property.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I am passionate about public education because I have children who attend our public school. I am also passionate about agricultural spending and ensuring our policies create regenerative farms that actually feed our people because we live on an island where we need to be able to sustain ourselves without waiting for barges filled with food from the continent.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Being an elected official means being able to access all parts of the community that you are representing. It also means being able to truly understand what is happening in your district. Legislators cannot do their jobs from offices and capitol buildings, especially on the local level. I believe we need courageous, forward thinking elected officials who are unafraid of party politics and can remain pure in their ideals and values to ensure the needs of their people are being met.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
The core responsibilities of any elected official are to listen to the people in their district, interpret those needs to the Legislature, and create policy and allocate funding to meet those needs.
What legacy would you like to leave?
Whether I am elected or not, I would like for people to realize that the Democratic process is an open one and candidacy may lead to a seat in our Legislature but more likely it will just open some doors for those of us who don't look like, sound like, or reflect the status quo. I hope people realize that we, the struggling, poor, voiceless and marginalized could gain some access to our democracy; access that we've been brainwashed to believe is only for certain people of privilege and pedigree. If elected, however, I hope to bring some humanity back to what has long been about seniority, power, and special interests. It really is time for people of convictions and values that align with the people they are representing to actually be the ones to represent them.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
If it could be Halloween every single day, I would be well pleased! It's a time for people to come out of their shell, dress up, and get out into their community to wish each other Happy Halloween. People are open, welcoming, and want to have express themselves.
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Hawaii House of Representatives
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