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Pono Chong
Pono Chong is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 49 from 2004 to 2012. He served as Majority Leader from 2011 to 2012.
Chong is President of the Hawaii International Taiko, Limited Liability Company, a part time teacher with the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council Program at Kaimuki High School, and an Assistant Project Coordinator in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Halawa-Luluku Interpretive Development.
Chong is a member of the Kailua High School Council Board, and the Castle High School Parent Partnership.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Chong served on these committees:
- Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
- Finance Committee
- Housing Committee, Vice Chair
- Water, Land & Ocean Resources Committee
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Chong served on these committees:
- Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
- Housing Committee (Vice Chair)
- Legislative Management Committee
- Water, Land & Ocean Resources Committee
Elections
2012
Chong ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 48. Chong was defeated by District 47 incumbent Jessica Wooley in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Jessica Wooley Incumbent |
56.7% | 3,846 |
| Pono Chong Incumbent | 43.3% | 2,932 |
| Total Votes | 6,778 | |
2010
Chong won re-election to the 49th District seat in 2010. Chong defeated Jon Chinen in the September 18 primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Joseph Aiona ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 49 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Pono Chong (D)
|
5,454 | 59.5% | ||
| Joseph Aiona (R) | 3,201 | 34.9% | ||
2008
In 2008, Chong won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 49th District. Chong ran unopposed in the election. He raised $21,475 for his 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. Chong received a total score of 5%. Here are the scores Chong 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% | |||
Recent news
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External links
- Hawaii House of Representatives - Rep. Pono Chong
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Chong
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ District 49 Hawaii House candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Hawaii House District 49 2004-2012 |
Succeeded by Ken Ito (D) |
