Among the endorsed candidates are (L-R): James “Duke” Aiona & Lynn Finnegan for Governor, Lt. Governor; Charles Djou for U.S. Congress (1st), for State Senate – Lisa Shorba, Sam Slom, Virginia Enos and David Chang for State House.
FROM SMART BUSINESS HAWAII: PAYCHECKS HAWAII, the private, independent, non-partisan political action affiliate of Smart Business Hawaii has announced the following federal and state pro business candidate endorsements for the November 2, 2010 Hawaii General Election:
- PAYCHECKS HAWAII 2010 CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS
| Cam Cavasso * | US Senate |
|---|---|
| Charles Djou | US House of Representatives (1st) |
| John Willoughby | US House of Representatives (2nd) |
| James “Duke” Aiona | Governor |
| Lynn Finnegan | Lt. Governor |
| David Hamman | Senate (7th) |
| Sam Slom * | Senate (8th) |
| Lisa Shorba | Senate (9th) |
| Mike Gabbard | Senate (19th) |
| Tito Montes | Senate (20th) |
| Donovan Delacruz | Senate (22nd) |
| Tracy Bean | Senate (24th) |
| Virginia Enos | Senate (25th) |
| Harry Williams | House (14th) |
| Gene Ward *+ | House (17th) |
| Chris Baron | House (18th) |
| Barbara Marumoto *+ | House (19th) |
| Julia Allen * | House (20th) |
| Jay Lembeck | House (21st) |
| Corrine Ching | House (27th) |
| David Chang | House (28th) |
| Ken Harding | House (29th) |
| Aaron L. Johanson | House (32nd) |
| Sam Kong | House (33rd) |
| Dr. Reed Shiraki | House (36th) |
| Beth Fukumoto | House (37th) |
| Sam Curtis | House (39th) |
| Marissa Capelouto * | House (40th) |
| Tom Berg | House (42nd) |
| Kym Pine | House (43rd) |
| Gil Riviere | House (46th) |
| Richard Fale | House (47th) |
| Cynthia Thielen *+ | House (51st) |
Clip and save this list. These candidates offer the best chance for an improved Hawaii business climate and reduced taxes and employer mandates.
* Member, Smart Business Hawaii
+ had no opponent; automatically re-elected in the September 18 primary election, name will not be on general election ballot.
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For more information regarding the upcoming election visit the hawaii state elections website: https://hawaii.gov/elections. Candidate profiles can be found at hawaiireporter.com.
Melvin Ah Ching is one of the web content editors for Smart Business Hawaii.
[…] PAYCHECKS HAWAII Make General Election Candidate Endorsements … […]
[…] PAYCHECKS HAWAII released their list of endorsed business friendly candidates for the upcoming election. State Senator Sam Slom is one of several candidates endorsed by the political affiliate of Smart Business Hawaii, of which the Senator is president and executive director. PAYCHECKS HAWAII also endorsed U.S. Congressman Charles Djou to a full term; the team of James “Duke” Aiona and Lynn Finnegan for Governor and Lt. Governor; and the following candidates for East Honolulu State House districts 17, 18 and 19: Rep. Gene Ward (17th – unopposed); Chris Baron (18th) and Barbara Marumoto (19th – unopposed). The complete list of endorsed candidates can be found at Smart Business Hawaii‘s website and HawaiiReporter.com. […]
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