Richard H.K. Onishi is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6, 2012, currently representing District 2.

Education

Onishi attended Honolulu Community College and earned his

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from the University of Hawaii.

Elections

*2012 With Democratic Representative Clift Tsuji redistricted to District 2, Onishi won the District 3 August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,298 votes (56.2%), and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 4,937 votes (54.8%) against Republican nominee Marlene Hapai and

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candidate Frederick Fogel. who had both run for House seats in 2010.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
* Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Honolulu Community College alumni 21st-century American legislators Hawaii politicians of Japanese descent University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators in Hawaii {{Hawaii-politician-stub