Brian T. Taniguchi (born November 7, 1951 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 10. Taniguchi served consecutively from 1995 until 2013 in the District 10 and District 11 seats, having served consecutively in the

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from 1981 until 1995 in the

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. Taniguchi intends to retire at the end of his current term in office, and will not seek re-election in the 2022 Hawaii Senate election.

Education

Taniguchi attended

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and earned his JD from its

William S. Richardson School of Law The William S. Richardson School of Law is the professional graduate law school of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the school is named after its patriarch, former Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice William ...

Elections

*1980 Taniguchi was initially elected the Hawaii House of Representatives in the November 4, 1980 General election. *1982 Taniguchi was re-elected in the November 2, 1982 General election. *1984 Taniguchi was re-elected in the November 6, 1984 General election *1986 Taniguchi was re-elected in the November 4, 1986 General election. *1988 Taniguchi was re-elected in the November 8, 1988 General election. *1990 Taniguchi was re-elected in the November 6, 1990 General election. *1992 Taniguchi was unopposed for the House District 23 September 19, 1992 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,955 votes, and won the November 3, 1992 General election with 7,368 votes (77.4%) against

Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

candidate Roger Taylor. *1994 Taniguchi was unopposed for the Senate District 11 September 17, 1994 Democratic Primary, winning with 7,079 votes, and won the November 8, 1994 General election with 10,357 votes (68.6%) against Republican nominee Jeff Tom. *1996 Taniguchi won the September 21, 1996 Democratic Primary with 6,369 votes (71.7%), and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 10,309 votes (69.7%) against Republican nominee John James. *2000 Taniguchi won the September 23, 2000 Democratic Primary with 6,008 votes (71.8%), and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 9,217 votes (68.8%) against Republican nominee Billy Fulton. *2002 Redistricted to District 10, and with Democratic Senator Les Ihara Jr. redistricted to District 9, Taniguchi was unopposed for the September 21, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,338 votes, and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 11,328 votes (61.1%) against Republican nominee Gladys Hayes. *2006 Taniguchi was unopposed for both the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 8,233 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election. *2010 Taniguchi was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 7,778 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,398 votes (69.0%) against Republican nominee Eric Marshall. *2012 Redistricted back to District 11, Taniguchi directly faced fellow Democratic Senator

Carol Fukunaga Carol Fukunaga (born December 12, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Fukunaga received her bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii and her J.D. degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law. She pr ...

; Taniguchi won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 6,527 votes (52.0%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 15,639 votes (73.5%) against

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

nominee Larry Fenton.

State microbe legislation

In 2017 Taniguchi submitted legislation in the

to make ''

Flavobacterium akiainvivens ''Flavobacterium akiainvivens'', or koohonua ili akia, (literally "ākia bark bacteria") is a species of gram-negative bacteria in the Flavobacteriaceae family. The specific epithet ''akiainvivens'' is Latin (') and literally means "living on or ...

'' the

state microbe A state microbe is a microorganism used as an official state symbol. Several U.S. states have honored microorganisms by nominating them to become official state symbols. The first state to declare an Official State Microbe is Oregon which chose ' ...

. This was mirrored by

Isaac Choy Isaac W. Choy is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing District 23 from January 2013 to January 2019. Choy consecutively served from 2009 until 2013 in the District 24 seat. I ...

in the

. This continues an effort started by

James Tokioka James "Jimmy" Kunane Tokioka is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2007 representing District 15. Career Before entering politics Tokioka owned a restaurant. He entered politi ...

in 2013, and later contested in 2014 by Senator

Glenn Wakai Glenn S. Wakai (born May 14, 1967) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since January 2011 representing District 15. Wakai consecutively served in the Hawaii State Legislature where he served from 2003 until 2 ...

's SB3124 bill proposing ''

Aliivibrio fischeri ''Aliivibrio fischeri'' (also called ''Vibrio fischeri'') is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium found globally in marine environments. This species has bioluminescent properties, and is found predominantly in symbiosis with various marine anim ...

'' instead. , Hawaii has no official state microbe.

References

External links

Official page
at the

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taniguchi, Brian 1951 births Living people Hawaii lawyers Democratic Party Hawaii state senators Hawaii politicians of Japanese descent Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Politicians from Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni 21st-century American politicians