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Jill Tokuda
Jill Naomi Tokuda (born March 3, 1976) is an American politician and business owner serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2023.
Tokuda is one of three Japanese Americans who currently serve in the House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 24th district in the Hawaiʻi Senate from 2006 to 2018.
Tokuda was born and raised in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi. She went to local public schools, attending Kāneʻohe Elementary School and Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School before graduating from James B. Castle High School. She is a fourth-generation Japanese American with Okinawan heritage.
Tokuda earned her BA in international relations with a minor in Japanese studies from George Washington University. While at GW, she was active in the College Democrats. She was a first generation college student.
During the 2000 presidential election, Tokuda was listed as the Hawaii state co-chair of GoreNet. GoreNet was a young-Americans-focused group that supported the Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign with a focus on grassroots and online organizing as well as hosting small dollar donor events.
Tokuda was elected to the Hawaiʻi State Senate in 2006, running unopposed in the September 23 Democratic primary. She won the November 7 general election with 55.6% of the vote. In 2010, she was not challenged for renomination and reelected in the November 2 general election with 56.4% of the vote. In 2014, Tokuda was again unopposed in the August 9 Democratic primary. She won the November 4 general election with 70.8% of the vote.
While serving in the State Senate, Tokuda was Majority Whip and chaired the Ways and Means Committee overseesing the state budget. She was also chairman of the Labor, Education, Higher Education, and Agriculture Committee as well as the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs. While in the legislature, she successfully fought for expanded publicly-funding of preschool in the state.
In 2018, Tokuda ran for lieutenant governor of Hawaiʻi rather than reelection to the State Senate. She was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Josh Green who went on to win the general election.
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Jill Tokuda
Jill Naomi Tokuda (born March 3, 1976) is an American politician and business owner serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2023.
Tokuda is one of three Japanese Americans who currently serve in the House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 24th district in the Hawaiʻi Senate from 2006 to 2018.
Tokuda was born and raised in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi. She went to local public schools, attending Kāneʻohe Elementary School and Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School before graduating from James B. Castle High School. She is a fourth-generation Japanese American with Okinawan heritage.
Tokuda earned her BA in international relations with a minor in Japanese studies from George Washington University. While at GW, she was active in the College Democrats. She was a first generation college student.
During the 2000 presidential election, Tokuda was listed as the Hawaii state co-chair of GoreNet. GoreNet was a young-Americans-focused group that supported the Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign with a focus on grassroots and online organizing as well as hosting small dollar donor events.
Tokuda was elected to the Hawaiʻi State Senate in 2006, running unopposed in the September 23 Democratic primary. She won the November 7 general election with 55.6% of the vote. In 2010, she was not challenged for renomination and reelected in the November 2 general election with 56.4% of the vote. In 2014, Tokuda was again unopposed in the August 9 Democratic primary. She won the November 4 general election with 70.8% of the vote.
While serving in the State Senate, Tokuda was Majority Whip and chaired the Ways and Means Committee overseesing the state budget. She was also chairman of the Labor, Education, Higher Education, and Agriculture Committee as well as the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs. While in the legislature, she successfully fought for expanded publicly-funding of preschool in the state.
In 2018, Tokuda ran for lieutenant governor of Hawaiʻi rather than reelection to the State Senate. She was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Josh Green who went on to win the general election.