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Ken Ito[1]
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 49th district
48th (1994–2012)
In office
November 1994 – November 2018
Preceded byMarshall Ige
Succeeded byScot Matayoshi
Personal details
Born (1944-04-29) April 29, 1944 (age 80)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Kaneohe, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1962–1966

Ken Ito[2] (born April 29, 1944, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2012 to 2018 representing District 49. Ito consecutively served from 1994 until 2012 in the District 48 seat.

Education

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Ito earned his BEd from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Elections

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  • 1994 When Democratic Representative Marshall Ige left the District 48 seat open, Ito won the four-way September 17, 1994 Democratic Primary with 1,786 votes (36.4%),[3] and was unopposed for the November 8, 1994 General election.[4]
  • 1996 Ito was unopposed for the September 21, 1996 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,082 votes,[5] and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 5,638 votes (70.3%) against Republican nominee Roy Yanagihara.[6]
  • 1998 Ito was unopposed for the September 19, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,902 votes,[7] and won the November 3, 1998 General election with 4,698 votes (54.2%) against Republican nominee Mako Hara.[8]
  • 2000 Ito was unopposed for the September 23, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,332 votes,[9] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 4,037 votes (52.4%) against Republican nominee Sam Moku.[10]
  • 2002 Ito and Mako were both unopposed for their September 21, 2002 primaries,[11] setting up a rematch; Ito won the November 5, 2002 General election with 5,451 votes (56.5%) against Mako.[12] who had been redistricted from District 6.
  • 2004 Ito was unopposed for the September 18, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,111 votes,[13] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 5,610 votes (55.0%) against Republican nominee Keoki Leong.[14]
  • 2006 Ito was unopposed for the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,103 votes,[15] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,570 votes (75.3%) against Sol Naluai,[16] who had run for Senate in 2000 and 2002.
  • 2008 Ito was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,030 votes,[17] and the November 4, 2008 General election.[18]
  • 2010 Ito won the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 4,499 votes (70.2%),[19] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,639 votes (70.7%) against Republican nominee Mo Radke.[20]
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 49, and with Democratic Representative Pono Chong redistricted to District 48, Ito was unopposed for both the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,194 votes,[21] and the November 6, 2012 General election.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Representative Ken Ito". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ken Ito's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Primary Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 17, 1994" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 8. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 8, 1994" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Primary Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 1996". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 7. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 1996". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Open Primary 98 - State of Hawaii - Hawaii Statewide September 19, 1998". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "General - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 3, 1998". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "Open Primary Election 2000 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 23, 2000". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2000". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Open Primary Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "General Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  13. ^ "Open Primary 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "General Election 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  15. ^ "Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  16. ^ "General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  17. ^ "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  18. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  19. ^ "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  20. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  21. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  22. ^ "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
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