Donovan Dela Cruz

Donovan Dela Cruz[1]
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 17th district
22nd (2010–2022)
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2, 2010
Preceded byRobert Bunda
Member of the Honolulu City Council
for District 2
In office
January 2003 – November 2, 2010
Preceded bySteve Holmes
Succeeded byErnest Martin
Chair of the Honolulu City Council
In office
October 30, 2003 – January 2, 2007
Preceded byGary Okino
Succeeded byBarbara Marshall
Personal details
Born (1973-07-06) July 6, 1973 (age 51)
Wahiawa, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Wahiawa, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Websitedonovandelacruz.com

Donovan M. Dela Cruz[2] (born July 6, 1973, in Wahiawa, Hawaii) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 2, 2010, representing District 17 since 2022 and previously representing the same area as District 22 from 2010 to 2022. Since August 2017, Dela Cruz has served as chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.[3]

Education

Dela Cruz earned his BAs in communications and journalism from the University of Oregon. He was a member of the 2003 class of the Pacific Century Fellows.[4]

Elections

  • 2012 Dela Cruz and his 2010 Republican opponent Charles Aki were both unopposed for their August 11, 2012 primaries,[5] setting up a rematch; Dela Cruz won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,393 votes (69.2%) against Aki.[6]
  • 2010 When Democratic Senator Robert Bunda ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and left the Senate District 22 seat open, Dela Cruz won the four-way September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,005 votes (37.8%) in a field which included Representative Michael Magaoay,[7] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,738 votes (67.3%) against Republican nominee Charles Aki.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Archived from the original on September 30, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Donovan Dela Cruz's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dela Cruz named new chair of powerful Senate committee". Hawaii News Now. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Pacific Century Fellows Announced — September 5, 2003". Pacific Business News. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2013.


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