Keith Kogachi
Keith Kogachi (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Kogachi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kogachi's professional experience includes working as an administrator at the State of Hawaii Department of Accounting and General Services. He earned a master's degree from The University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1981.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Gene Ward defeated Keith Kogachi in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gene Ward (R) | 64.8 | 9,284 |
 | Keith Kogachi (D)  | 35.2 | 5,054 | |
| Total votes: 14,338 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Keith Kogachi advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Kogachi | 100.0 | 4,089 |
| Total votes: 4,089 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Gene Ward advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gene Ward | 100.0 | 2,921 |
| Total votes: 2,921 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Keith Kogachi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kogachi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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>nearly 20 years as a practicing CPA with an international public accounting firm rising to the level of partner; >over 10 years with a locally owned insurance company and its affiliates serving in various management capacities including audit, investments and treasury and ; >over 3 years with the state's accounting and general services department serving in administrator roles in audit and public works.
My community activities have included participation in community projects with a local community organization and as a volunteer tax preparer preparing tax returns for seniors at no charge.- Relevant and needed experience in financial matters to contribute to solutions to the financial and budget problems facing the state.
- Recovery of our economy after we have control over the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
- Addressing key priorities while still maintaining basic government services as our economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
>Economic recovery that includes maintaining basic government services with a priority on health and safety programs including keeping our schools open at least for distance learning while minimizing layoffs of our public workers including teachers as I believe deep cuts will prolong our economic recovery and finally, ensure the development of a diversification program to diversify our tourist based economy;
>Affordable housing and the high cost of living must be addressed as the largest component of the cost of living is housing costs whether rent or mortgage followed by other costs components such as food, energy/utilities, transportation and taxes. These issues must be addressed or we face continued out migration of our children, grandchildren and retirees as they seek lower cost alternatives on the mainland or worse, add to the homeless population;
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 31, 2020
