Henry James C. Aquino (born May 27, 1977, in

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) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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since January 16, 2013 representing District 38. Aquino consecutively served from 2009 until 2013 in the District 35 seat.

Education

Aquino earned his Associate degree from

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, in

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from the

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, and his

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from Hawaii Pacific University.

Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 38, and with Democratic Representative Marilyn Lee redistricted to District 36, Aquino was unopposed for both the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,371 votes, and the November 6, 2012 General election. *2004 Aquino initially challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Alex Sonson in the District 35 September 18, 2004 Democratic Primary, but lost; Sonson held the seat until 2009. *2008 When Democratic Representative Alex Sonson ran for

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and left the District 35 seat open, Aquino won the five-way September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary with 2,559 votes (58.6%), and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 5,566 votes (80.7%) against

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nominee Steven Antonio. *2010 Aquino won the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 2,901 votes (74.5%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,803 votes (80.5%) against Republican nominee Reginald Yago.

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at the Hawaii State Legislature * 1977 births Living people Hawaii Pacific University alumni Hawaii politicians of Filipino descent Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Politicians from Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu alumni 21st-century American politicians Asian-American people in Hawaii politics American politicians of Filipino descent Honolulu Community College alumni {{Hawaii-politician-stub