Laura Thielen

Laura Thielen

Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 25th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 16, 2013
Preceded by	Pohai Ryan
Personal details
Born	(1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Waimānalo, Hawaii
Alma mater	University of Colorado Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Profession	Lawyer
Website	laurathielen.com

Laura H. Thielen^[2] (born March 25, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since January 16, 2013 representing District 25. Thielen served as chair of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources from 2007 to 2010 under Governor Linda Lingle.^[3]

Education

2012 Thielen challenged incumbent Democratic Senator Pohai Ryan in the three-way August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 6,236 votes (46.5%),^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 13,703 votes (57.1%) against Republican former Senator Fred Hemmings.^[5]

↑ "Senator Laura H. Thielen". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "Laura Thielen's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "Lingle Picks DLNR Head". Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
↑ "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
↑ "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

Members of the Hawaii State Senate

28th Legislature (2015–2016) President of the Senate: Ron Kouchi (D) Vice President of the Senate: Will Espero (D) Majority Leader: J. Kalani English (D) Minority Leader: Sam Slom (R)

Kaiali'i Kahele (D) Russell Ruderman (D) Josh Green (D) Lorraine Inouye (D) Gilbert Keith-Agaran (D) Rosalyn Baker (D) J. Kalani English (D) Ron Kouchi (D) Sam Slom (R) Les Ihara, Jr. (D) Brian Taniguchi (D) Brickwood Galuteria (D) Suzanne Chun Oakland (D) Donna Mercado Kim (D) Glenn Wakai (D) Breene Harimoto (D) Clarence K. Nishihara (D) Michelle Kidani (D) Will Espero (D) Mike Gabbard (D) Maile Shimabukuro (D) Donovan Dela Cruz (D) Gil Riviere (D) Jill N. Tokuda (D) Laura Thielen (D)

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