Trish La Chica

Trish La Chica (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 37. She assumed office on February 21, 2023. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

La Chica (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 37. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Gov. Joshua Green (D) appointed La Chica to replace former Rep. Ryan Yamane (D).^[1]

Biography

Trish La Chica was born in Manila, Philippines. La Chica earned a B.A. in communications from Ateneo de Manila University in 2007 and an M.P.A. from the University of San Francisco in 2014. Her career experience includes working as the executive director of the City and County of Honolulu Office of Housing, a community and government relations manager with AlohaCare, and the policy and advocacy director of the Hawai'i Public Health Institute.^[2]^[3]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

La Chica was assigned to the following committees:

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Trish La Chica defeated Taylor Kaaumoana in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 37 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Trish La Chica (D)	68.3	8,770
	Taylor Kaaumoana (R)	31.7	4,066

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,836
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 37

Incumbent Trish La Chica defeated Ken Inouye in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 37 on August 10, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Trish La Chica	54.6	3,409
	Ken Inouye	45.4	2,837

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,246
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 37

Taylor Kaaumoana advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 37 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Taylor Kaaumoana	100.0	1,221

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,221
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No Labels Party primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

James Pirtle (No Labels Party)

Endorsements

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