HIRONO, Mazie, A Senator and a Representative from Hawaii; born in Fukushima, Japan, November 3, 1947; graduated from Kaimuki High School, Honolulu, Hawaii; B.A., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1970; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1978; lawyer, private practice; member of the Hawaii state house of representatives, 1981-1994; Hawaii lieutenant governor, 1994-2002; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2013); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2012; reelected in 2018 and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031.
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[ Top ]Hirono, Mazie K. Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story. New York: Viking, 2021.
"Mazie K. Hirono" in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900-2017. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of the Historian and the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Publishing Office, 2018.
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Education and Labor
[1867–1883; 1947–1995; 2007–2011; 2019–2023]
40 through 47th Congresses; 80th through 103rd Congresses; 110th through 111th Congresses; 116th through 117th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Education; Labor; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Education and the Workforce)
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110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011)
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110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011)
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Small Business
[1975-Present]
94th Congress-Present
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110th (2007–2009)
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110th (2007–2009)
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Transportation and Infrastructure
[1995-Present]
104th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committees: Public Works; Public Works and Transportation)
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110th (2007–2009) – 112th (2011–2013)
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110th (2007–2009) –
112th (2011–2013)
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Education and the Workforce
[1997–2007; 2011–2019; 2023–2025]
105th through 109th Congresses; 112th Congress through 115th Congress; 118th Congress
(See also the following standing committees: Education and Labor; Education; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Labor)
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112th (2011–2013)
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112th (2011–2013)
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Ethics
[2011–Present]
112th–Present
(See also the following standing committee: Standards of Official Conduct)
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112th (2011–2013)
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112th (2011–2013)
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