Joey Manahan
Joey Manahan was a member of the Honolulu City Council in Hawaii, representing District 7. Manahan assumed office on November 14, 2012. Manahan left office on January 2, 2021.
Manahan ran for re-election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 7 in Hawaii. Manahan won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
In 2014, Manahan ran as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Hawaii.[1] He was defeated by Mark Takai in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2014.[2]
Manahan was a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 29 from 2006 to 2012. He served as Vice Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2012.
Biography
Manahan's professional experience includes working as an election specialist for the State of Hawaii Office of Elections and legislative assistant in the Hawaii State Legislature. He is a member of the Hawaii Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Filipino American Associations, and the Filipino Centennial Celebration Commission.[3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Manahan served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Legislative Management |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Manahan served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Revitalization, Business & Military Affairs |
| • Education |
| • Higher Education |
| • Tourism, Chair |
Elections
2016
The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 13, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 7, 2016. Five of the nine city council seats were up for election. Incumbent Joey Manahan defeated Chace Shigemasa in the Honolulu City Council, District 7 general election.[4]
| Honolulu City Council District 7, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joey Manahan Incumbent |
74.12% | 12,332 |
| Chace Shigemasa | 25.88% | 4,305 |
| Total Votes | 16,637 | |
| Source: "State of Hawaii Office of Elections", "General Election Official Results 2016", accessed November 28, 2016 | ||
2014
Manahan ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Hawaii's 1st District.[1] He was defeated by Mark Takai in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2014.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Takai |
44.5% | 52,736 | ||
| Donna Kim | 28.4% | 33,678 | ||
| Stanley Chang | 10.2% | 12,135 | ||
| Ikaika Anderson | 6.7% | 7,937 | ||
| Will Espero | 3.8% | 4,555 | ||
| Joey Manahan | 3.8% | 4,495 | ||
| Kathryn Xian | 2.6% | 3,039 | ||
| Total Votes | 118,575 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Office of Elections |
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2010
Manahan won re-election to the 29th District seat in 2010. Manahan defeated Patrick Koh in the September 18 primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Ken Harding ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[5]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 29 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
|
Joey Manahan (D) |
3,208 | 76.5% | ||
| Ken Harding (R) | 761 | 18.1% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Manahan won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 29th District, defeating Shane Yaw (R). Manahan received 4,099 votes in the election while Yaw received 616 votes.[6] Manahan raised $47,702 for his campaign; Yaw raised $2,066.[7]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 29 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Joey Manahan (D)
|
4,099 | 81.4% | ||
| Shane Yaw (R) | 616 | 12.2% | ||
| Blank | 318 | 6.3% | ||
| Over | 5 | 0.1% | ||
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.[8] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Manahan received a total score of 10%. Here are the scores Manahan received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii House Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 0% | 0% | 17% | 100% | 0% | 0% | |||
See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Honolulu Star Advertiser, "Joey Manahan announces Congressional run," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "Hawaii Primary Results," accessed August 10, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "2016 Candidate List," June 7, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ District 29 Hawaii House candidate funds
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Honolulu City Council, District 7 2012–2021 |
Succeeded by Radiant Cordero |
| Preceded by ' |
Hawaii House District 29 2007–2012 |
Succeeded by Karl Rhoads (D) |
