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Jon Riki Karamatsu
Jon Riki Karamatsu was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the 41st District from 2003-2011. Representative Karamatsu did not run for re-election in the Hawaii House of Representatives elections of 2010[1], choosing instead to run for lieutenant governor. He lost in the primary, coming in sixth.
Karamatsu is President of JRK Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, and an attorney. He has been a teacher with Kyoiku Juku Limited, legislative assistant in the Office of Hawaii State Senator Carol Fukunaga, and a clerk at the Kapiolani Women's Center.
He is a member of the Waikele Elementary School School Community Council, Chair of the Peace Day Hawaii Committee, Vice President of the Jodo Mission of Hawaii, and member of the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Waipahu Business Association, and Waipahu Community Association.[2]
Committee assignments
Elections
2010
Karamatsu lost his primary race for the Democratic nomination.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Karamatsu won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 41st District, defeating Rito Saniatan (R). Karamatsu received 4,128 votes in the election while Saniatan received 3,082 votes.[3] Karamatsu raised $56,776 for his campaign; Saniatan raised $7,803.[4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 41 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Jon Riki Karamatsu (D)
|
4,128 | 54.6% | ||
| Rito Saniatan (R) | 3,082 | 40.8% | ||
| Blank | 340 | 4.5% | ||
| 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.[5] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Karamatsu received a total score of 5%. Here are the scores Karamatsu received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii House Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% | |||
See also
External links
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ List of 2010 state legislative candidates in Hawaii
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Karamatsu
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ District 41 Hawaii House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by ' |
Hawaii House District 41 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Ty Cullen |
