Bennette Misalucha is an American politician who served as a member of the

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for the 16th district from 2020 to 2022. She was appointed to the seat after incumbent

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Breene Harimoto died. She won election to a full term in the seat in 2020, defeating

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candidate Kelly Puamailani Kitashima, 52.7% to 47.3%. She was born and raised in the Philippines but migrated to Hawaii in the early 1980s.

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Living people Democratic Party Hawaii state senators 21st-century American legislators Year of birth missing (living people) American people of Filipino descent {{Hawaii-politician-stub