Simon Russell
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Simon Russell (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 12. Russell lost in the Democratic primary on August 8, 2020.
Russell was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 13 of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
Elections
2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Kyle Yamashita won election outright against Simon Russell in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 12 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyle Yamashita | 58.9 | 4,126 |
| Simon Russell | 41.1 | 2,881 | ||
| Total votes: 7,007 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nirvana O'Keefe (D)
2012
Russell ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 13. Russell ran unopposed in the August 11 Republican primary and was defeated by incumbent Diana Mele Carroll (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Diana Mele Carroll Incumbent |
73.1% | 5,787 | |
| Republican | Simon Russell | 26.9% | 2,130 | |
| Total Votes | 7,917 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2012
Russell's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]
- Energy Production: Reduce Energy Cost
- Excerpt: "We have available to us geothermal, OTEC, solar, wind, hydroelectric and wave energy, as well as conventional methods of power generation. With current energy prices on the rise, the market for the service of energy production is open for business, and the people here are capable of implementing many of these methods of energy production. Hawaii can encourage private investment into the alternative energy sector, and begin to see an energy independent future."
- Food Production: Increase Supply
- Excerpt: "The first piece of legislation that I will introduce will be the Farm Tax Credit. All farms under 100 acres growing $20,000 or more in food per year will receive a 100% state tax exemption for any other business owned by the same owner that operate off that property, as long as non-farm related gross profits are less than $250,000."
- Food Security: Grow Our Own, a plan to diversify agriculture
- Excerpt: "Hawaii imports 92% of it’s food supply, making it one of the least food secure places on the planet. We can encourage the large agricultural land owners to diversify out of sugar and pineapple into food crops, and cash crops like coffee, chocolate (cacao), tobacco, hemp and bamboo. We urgently need to accelerate our food production in Hawaii, as we are vulnerable to a food crisis if we cannot produce the majority of what we eat."
- Water Management: Live Within Our Means
- Excerpt: "We must never exceed our sustainable water usage, or we will risk ruining these beautiful islands where we live. Molokai overpumped their aquifer, salinated it, and are now partially reliant on surface water. This is a tale of caution for the whole planet, we must learn to live within what our water resource can sustainably provide."
- Educational Reform: Increased performance, lower cost…Charter Schools !
- Excerpt: "The DOE uses 50% of it’s budget to administer the schools in Hawaii. This is unacceptable, we need to decentralize the DOE to put the local districts in charge of funding the schools through a system of local school boards that have oversight by district councils that are populated by resident volunteers/taxpayers that ultimately fund the schools. I also propose taking a serious look at charter schools, especially in low income areas."
Personal
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Russell has a wife, Anna, and one child.[5]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 2012 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Simon Russell, "Political Platform," accessed September 27, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Simon Russell," accessed September 27, 2012
Current members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Nadine Nakamura
Majority Leader:Sean Quinlan
Minority Leader:Lauren Matsumoto
Representatives
District 1
Matthias Kusch (D)
District 2
Susan Lee Loy (D)
District 3
Chris Todd (D)
District 4
Greggor Ilagan (D)
District 5
Jeanne Kapela (D)
District 6
Kirstin Kahaloa (D)
District 7
Nicole Lowen (D)
District 8
David Tarnas (D)
District 9
Justin Woodson (D)
District 10
Tyson Miyake (D)
District 11
Terez Amato (D)
District 12
Kyle Yamashita (D)
District 13
Mahina Poepoe (D)
District 14
Elle Cochran (D)
District 15
Nadine Nakamura (D)
District 16
Luke Evslin (D)
District 17
Dee Morikawa (D)
District 18
Joe Gedeon (R)
District 19
Mark Hashem (D)
District 20
District 21
Jackson Sayama (D)
District 22
District 23
Ikaika Olds (D)
District 24
Adrian Tam (D)
District 25
Kim Iwamoto (D)
District 26
Della Belatti (D)
District 27
Jenna Takenouchi (D)
District 28
Daniel Holt (D)
District 29
Ikaika Hussey (D)
District 30
Shirley Templo (D)
District 31
Linda Ichiyama (D)
District 32
Garner Shimizu (R)
District 33
Sam Kong (D)
District 34
Gregg Takayama (D)
District 35
Cory Chun (D)
District 36
Rachele Lamosao (D)
District 37
Trish La Chica (D)
District 38
Lauren Matsumoto (R)
District 39
Elijah Pierick (R)
District 40
Julie Reyes Oda (R)
District 41
David Alcos (R)
District 42
Diamond Garcia (R)
District 43
Kanani Souza (R)
District 44
Darius Kila (D)
District 45
Chris Muraoka (R)
District 46
Amy Perruso (D)
District 47
Sean Quinlan (D)
District 48
Lisa Kitagawa (D)
District 49
Scot Matayoshi (D)
District 50
Michael Lee (D)
District 51
Lisa Marten (D)
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Republican Party (9)
