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Laura Acasio
Laura Acasio (Democratic Party) was a member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 1. She assumed office on January 20, 2021. She left office on November 8, 2022.
Acasio (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii State Senate to represent District 1. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 10, 2024.
Acasio also ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 2. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 10, 2024.
Biography
Laura Acasio was born in Los Angeles, California. Acasio's career experience includes working as a doula and a teacher.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Acasio was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Environment Committee
- Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Health and Human Services Committee
- Judiciary Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
State Senate
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2024
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1
Incumbent Lorraine Inouye won election outright against Laura Acasio in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lorraine Inouye | 62.2 | 7,685 |
 | Laura Acasio | 37.8 | 4,667 | |
| Total votes: 12,352 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Acasio in this election.
State House
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 2
Susan Lee Loy won election outright against Tanya Yamanaka Aynessazian in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 2 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Lee Loy | 70.9 | 4,403 |
| Tanya Yamanaka Aynessazian | 29.1 | 1,803 | ||
| Total votes: 6,206 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Onishi (D)
- Laura Acasio (D)
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Grace Larson (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Acasio in this election.
2022
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii State Senate District 1
Incumbent Lorraine Inouye defeated Helen Tupai in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorraine Inouye (D) | 70.9 | 12,432 |
| Helen Tupai (R) | 29.1 | 5,094 | ||
| Total votes: 17,526 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1
Incumbent Lorraine Inouye defeated incumbent Laura Acasio and Wil Okabe in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorraine Inouye | 56.1 | 7,214 |
| Laura Acasio | 30.5 | 3,925 | |
| Wil Okabe | 13.4 | 1,731 | ||
| Total votes: 12,870 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1
Helen Tupai advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 1 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Helen Tupai | 100.0 | 2,198 | |
| Total votes: 2,198 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
State Senate
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Acasio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
State House
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Acasio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Laura Acasio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5.
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Hawaii State Senate District 1 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Lorraine Inouye (D) |
