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QUICK FACTS
NAME
Mazie Hirono
OCCUPATION
Senator
BIRTH DATE
3 Nov 1947 (age 78)
EDUCATION
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Georgetown University, Kaimuki High School, Georgetown University Law Center.
PLACE OF BIRTH
, Alaska
FULL NAME
Mazie Hirono
ZODIAC SIGN
Scorpio

QUOTES

I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate: I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate; I am an immigrant; I am a Buddhist. When I said this at one of my gatherings, they said, 'Yes, but are you gay?' and I said, 'Nobody's perfect.'
Mazie Hirono: Biography
MAZIE HIRONO
Democrat - Hawaii
Senator
Mazie Hirono BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:
Mazie Keiko Hirono (Born. November 3, 1947, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan) is a Democratic U.S. Senator representing Hawaii. She first won election to the Senate in 2012.
Mazie Keiko Hirono (Born. November 3, 1947, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan) is a Democratic U.S. Senator representing Hawaii. She first won election to the Senate in 2012.

She previously was a member of the U.S. House from 2007 to 2013, the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002 and a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1980 to 1994.

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Hirono is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning she will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Hirono's academic, professional and political career:
2013-Present: U.S. Senator from Hawaii
2007-2013: United States House of Representatives, Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District
1994-2002: Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
1980-1994: Hawaii House of Representatives
EDUCATION : -
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Georgetown University, Kaimuki High School, Georgetown University Law Center.
PERSONAL : -
3 Nov 1947, , Alaska, Ex-spouse Leighton Kim Oshima.
Mazie Hirono SENATE CAREER:
U.S. Senate
2015-2016
Hirono serves on the following committees:
Armed Services Committee
Subcommittee on Airland
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Subcommittee on Seapower, Ranking Member
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subcommittee on Energy
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining**Subcommittee on Water & Power, Ranking Member
Select Committee on Intelligence
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee

2013-2014
Hirono served on the following Senate committees:
Armed Services Committee
Subcommittee on SeaPower
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Subcommittee on Personnel
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
Veterans' Affairs Committee

U.S. House
2011-2012
United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
United States House of Representatives Committee on Ethics
United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:
WEBSITES:
PERSONAL SITE : -
Not Available
OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SITE : -
http://brianschatz.com/
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE : -
https://www.facebook.com/mazie.hirono
OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE : -
https://twitter.com/MazieHirono