Jessica Wooley
Jessica Wooley (Democratic Party) was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 48. Wooley assumed office in 2008. Wooley left office on May 5, 2014.
Wooley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 48. Wooley lost in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2018.
Wooley is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 48 from 2008 to May 5, 2014. Wooley resigned in 2014 after she was appointed to become the director of the Hawaii Office of Environmental Quality Control.[1]
Biography
Wooley's professional experience includes serving as Hawaii Deputy Attorney General from 2000-2003, Attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii from 1998-2000 and a research associate at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wooley served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wooley served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Culture & the Arts, Chair |
| • Education |
| • Hawaiian Affairs |
| • Health |
| • Higher Education |
| • Human Services |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wooley served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture, Vice Chair |
| • Economic Revitalization, Business & Military Affairs |
| • Finance |
| • Tourism |
Elections
2018
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Lisa Kitagawa won election in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 48.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 48
Lisa Kitagawa defeated Jessica Wooley, Kika Bukoski, and Randy Gonce in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 48 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Kitagawa | 39.4 | 2,596 |
 | Jessica Wooley | 29.2 | 1,927 | |
| Kika Bukoski | 21.4 | 1,415 | ||
| Randy Gonce | 10.0 | 659 | ||
| Total votes: 6,597 | |||
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2012
Wooley won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 48. Wooley defeated District 49 incumbent Pono Chong in the August 11 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Jessica Wooley Incumbent |
56.7% | 3,846 |
| Pono Chong Incumbent | 43.3% | 2,932 |
| Total Votes | 6,778 | |
2010
Wooley won re-election to the 47th District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition on September 18, 2010. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Richard Fale ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 47 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jessica Wooley (D)
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4,761 | 57.4% | ||
| Richard Fale (R) | 3,268 | 39.4% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Wooley won election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 47th District, defeating Colleen Meyer (R). Wooley received 4,934 votes in the election while Meyer received 4,467 votes.[5] Wooley raised $47,135 for her campaign; Meyer raised $55,962.[6]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 47 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Jessica Wooley (D)
|
4,934 | 50.6% | ||
| Colleen Meyer (R) | 4,467 | 45.8% | ||
| Blank | 354 | 3.6% | ||
| Over | 1 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 through May 2.
- Legislators are scored by Paychecks Hawaii on their "support and advocacy for small business and an improved business climate."[7]
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills highlighted by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2013
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In 2013, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 3.
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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.[9] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Wooley received a total score of 15%. Here are the scores Wooley received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii House Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 19% | 0% | 17% | 67% | 0% | 0% | |||
Personal
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Woooley has previously served on the O'ahu Land Trust steering committee, Hawai`i Bicycling League Board and was a member of the Reserve Advisory Council for the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.[10]
Recent news
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See also
- Hawaii House of Representatives
- Hawaii House Committees
- Hawaii House of Representatives District 48
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Hawaii State Legislature
External links
- Jessica Wooley's personal website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Pacific Business News, "Abercrombie appoints George Okuda to Windward Oahu House seat," June 13, 2014
- ↑ 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 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign funds," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 24, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ken Ito (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 48 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by George Okuda |
| Preceded by ' |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 47 2009–2012 |
Succeeded by Richard Fale (R) |
