Suzanne Chun Oakland
Suzanne Chun Oakland (b. June 27, 1961) is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 13 from 1996 to 2016. She served as Senate Majority Whip from 2011 to 2013.
Oakland did not seek re-election to the Hawaii State Senate in 2016.
Oakland served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1990 to 1996.
Biography
Oakland earned her B.A. in Communications/Psychology from the University of Hawaii in 1983. Her professional experience includes working as a Community Services Specialist for the Hawaii State Senate in 1984, working as Administrative Assistant for Smolenski and Woodell, Attorneys at Law, from 1984 to 1986, working as Administrative Assistant for Au's Plumbing and Metal Works from 1979 to 1990 and working as a Research Assistant and Office Manager for City Council Member Gary Gill from 1987 to 1990.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Oakland served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development and Technology |
| • Education |
| • Human Services and Housing, Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Oakland served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing |
| • Energy and Environment |
| • Health |
| • Human Services |
| • Ways and Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Oakland served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Agriculture |
| • Education |
| • Health |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Oakland served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Education and Housing |
| • Human Services |
| • Ways and Means |
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
2016
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016. Incumbent Suzanne Chun Oakland (D) did not seek re-election.
Karl Rhoads defeated Rod Tam and Harry Ozols in the Hawaii State Senate District 13 general election.[1]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Karl Rhoads |
70.99% | 10,815 | |
| Republican | Rod Tam | 25.11% | 3,826 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Ozols | 3.89% | 593 | |
| Total Votes | 15,234 | |||
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||||
Karl Rhoads defeated Kim Coco Iwamoto and Keone Nakoa in the Hawaii State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Karl Rhoads |
45.07% | 3,606 | |
| Democratic | Kim Coco Iwamoto | 31.62% | 2,530 | |
| Democratic | Keone Nakoa | 23.31% | 1,865 | |
| Total Votes | 8,001 | |||
Rod Tam ran unopposed in the Hawaii State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Rod Tam (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012
Oakland won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 13. Oakland ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
2010
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2010
Oakland ran for re-election to the 13th District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition in the September 18 primary. Oakland defeated Judy Franklin (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 13 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Suzanne Chun Oakland (D)
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10,324 | 71.2% | ||
| Judy Franklin (R) | 3,359 | 23.2% | ||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Oakland won re-election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 13th Senate District. Oakland received 10,092 votes in the election, defeating Paul Smith, who received 3,116 votes. Additionally, 601 "Blank" votes and 2 "Over" votes were cast in the election.[7] Oakland raised $58,646 for her campaign; Smith raised $60,434.[8]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 13 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Suzanne Chun Oakland (D)
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10,092 | 73.1% | ||
| Paul Smith (R) | 3,116 | 22.6% | ||
| Blank | 601 | 4.4% | ||
| Over | 2 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 through May 5. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20.
- Legislators' votes on bills related to social issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 21 through May 7.
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2014
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In 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 3.
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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.[11] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Oakland received a total score of 7%. Here are the scores Oakland received based on specific categories.
| 2010 Hawaii Senate Legislative Scorecard | ||||||||
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| Taxes | Business climate | Spending | Individual liberty | Raids | Scope of government | |||
| 2% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 8% | 0% | |||
Personal
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Oakland and her husband, Michael, have three children.
Recent news
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See also
- Hawaii State Senate
- Hawaii Senate Committees
- Hawaii State Senate District 13
- Hawaii State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Bio on Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign funds," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "2010 Legislative Score Card," accessed May 7, 2021
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| Preceded by - |
Hawaii State Senate District 13 1996–2016 |
Succeeded by Karl Rhoads (D) |
