Robert "Bobby" Bunda (born April 25, 1947) is a former Democratic member of the

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, representing the 22nd

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from 1994 through 2010, when he resigned his position in an unsuccessful bid for

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. Previously he was a member of the

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from 1983 through 1994. He is the first

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to attain the

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of any state legislature in the

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. He attended Ludwigsburg American High School in

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, Texas Wesleyan College where he earned his Bachelor of Science in 1974, and the

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for his graduate studies. The 2009 Achievement Award for Public Affairs was conferred to Bunda by ''Filipinas Magazine''. The magazine, self-described as "the Magazine for Filipinos Worldwide" named Bunda as among the "brightest lights" of the Filipino community. Bunda announced on October 13, 2009, that he had entered the 2010 race for Lieutenant Governor for the State of Hawaiʻi. Bunda subsequently lost the election to former state legislator and state party chairman

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External links

www.RobertBunda.com
Official individual website.
Hawaii State Legislature - Senator Robert Bunda
official government site
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