Della Au Belatti (born March 14, 1974, in

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) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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since January 2007 representing District 24. Belatti served consecutively from January 2007 until 2013 in the District 25 seat. The district includes

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and

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, along with portions of McCully and Papakolea on the island of

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Education

Belatti graduated with an A.B. in

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from

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in 1996 after completing an 82-page long senior thesis, titled "A Study of Education in Hawaii, 1945-1959: Change and Continuity in Three Schools", under the supervision of Stephen Aron. She then received her J.D. from the

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Elections

*2006 When Democratic Representative Brian Schatz left the state legislature and left the District 25 seat open, Belatti won the three-way September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 2,145 votes (43.2%), and won the November 7, 2006 general election with 3,996 votes (58.2%) against Republican nominee Tracy Okubo, who had sought the seat in 2004. *2008 Belatti was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic primary, winning with 2,343 votes, and the November 4, 2008 general election. *In 2010, Belatti was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,466 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 4,302 votes (59.4%) against Republican nominee Isaiah Sabey. *2012 Redistricted to District 24, and with Democratic Representative Isaac Choy redistricted to District 23, Belatti won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,024 votes (64.1%); her 2010

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challenger, Isaiah Sabey was unopposed in the Republican primary, setting up a rematch. Belatti won the November 6, 2012 general election with 5,367 votes (62.1%) against Sabey.

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