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Lyla Berg
Lyla Berg was a member of the Hawaii State Board of Education, representing Honolulu. Berg assumed office on September 13, 2021. Berg left office on May 5, 2022.
Lyla Berg began serving as an acting member of the Hawaii State Board of Education, representing Honolulu, in September 2021. She was appointed to serve as interim member of the board to replace former member Dwight Takeno, whose term had expired.[1]
Berg was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the 18th District from 2005-2011. Berg did not run for re-election in the Hawaii House of Representatives elections of 2010, opting to run for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii instead. She lost in the Democratic primary.[2]
Biography
Berg has worked as an instructor at Kapiolani Community College and as consultant and owner of Lyla Berg and Associates. She founded and served as chief executive officer of Kids Voting Hawaii from 1996 to 2004. She was also principal of Kailua Intermediate School from 1985 to 1990 and vice principal at Molokai High and Intermediate from 1982 to 1984.[3]
Board members
The State of Hawaii Board of Education is made up of nine members appointed by the governor, a non-voting student representative, and a non-voting military liaison. There are no publicly elected members of the board.[4]
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Committee assignments
- Agriculture Committee
- Economic Revitalization, Business & Military Affairs Committee
- Education Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Tourism, Culture & International Affairs Committee
Elections
2010
Berg lost her primary bid for Lieutenant Governor.
2008
In 2008, Berg won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 18th District. Berg ran unopposed in the election. She raised $15,458 for her campaign.[5]
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.[6] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Berg received a total score of 24%. Here are the scores Berg received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii House Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 56% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 24% | |||
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Former Hawaii Legislator Joins Board of Education on Interim Basis," September 13, 2021
- ↑ List of 2010 state legislative candidates in Hawaii
- ↑ Project Vote Smart , "Lyla Berg," accessed September 22, 2021
- ↑ State of Hawaii Board of Education, "Our Members," accessed July 13, 2021
- ↑ [District 18 Hawaii House candidate funds, 2008]
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
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Hawaii House District 18 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Mark Hashem |
