Laura H. Thielen (born March 25, 1961) is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the

Hawaii Senate The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ...

from 2012 to 2020 representing District 25. Thielen served as chair of the

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is a part of the Hawaii state government dedicated to managing, administering, and exercising control over public lands, water resources and streams, ocean waters, coastal areas, minerals ...

from 2007 to 2010 under Governor

Linda Lingle Linda Lingle (''née'' Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician, who was the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She was the first Republican governor of Hawaii since 1962. Lingle was also the state's first female and first J ...

Education

Thielen earned her BA in

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from

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University o ...

and her JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Elections

*2012 Thielen challenged incumbent Democratic Senator Pohai Ryan in the three-way August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,236 votes (46.5%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 13,703 votes (57.1%) against

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former Senator

Fred Hemmings Fred Hemmings (born January 9, 1946) is an American surfer, author, businessman, and politician. Born and raised in Hawaii, Fred Hemmings attended Punahou school where he was co- captain of the Honolulu league championship football team in 1964 ...

References

External links

Official page
at the Hawaii State Legislature
Campaign site
* 1961 births Living people Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumni Lawyers from Hawaii Democratic Party Hawaii state senators Politicians from Los Angeles Politicians from Honolulu University of Colorado alumni Women state legislators in Hawaii American women lawyers 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians {{Hawaii-politician-stub