Mike Gabbard

Mike Gabbard DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 21

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Mike GabbardDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 21
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Gerald Michael Gabbard (born January 15, 1948) is an American politician, serving as the Hawaii State Senator for District 21 from the Democratic party, since 2006. Gabbard rose to prominence for efforts to prevent same-sex marriage in Hawai'i by passing a 1998 amendment to the Constitution of Hawaii to give the state legislature "the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples" under the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Gabbard, who was born in American Samoa, is the first person of Samoan descent to serve in the Hawaii Senate. His daughter, Tulsi Gabbard, served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Hawaii's second congressional district from 2013 to 2021 and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Oregon State University
MEd Adult Education/Community College Administration
1980
California State University, Sonoma
BA English
1971
Past Positions1 - 21 of 21
Senator
Hawaii State Senate
2022 - Current
Senator
Hawaii State Senate
2006 - 2022
Councilmember
Honolulu City Council
2003 - 2005
Owner
Talofa Services, Limited Liabilities Company
2013 - Current
Substitute Teacher
West Oahu
2005 - Current
Owner
Infotech Communications, Limited Liability Company
2002 - 2004
Owner
Hawaiian Toffee Treasures
1998 - Current
Employed
MC Services
1994 - Current
Owner
The Natural Deli
1988 - 1992
Headmaster
Ponomauloa School
1983 - 1987
Dean of Adult and Continuing Education
American Samoa Community College
1980 - 1983
State Director
Adult Basic Education
1980 - 1983
Owner
Mike's Sport Shop
1974 - 1978
Teacher
American Samoa Community College
1973 - 1977
Tennis Head Instructor
Kuilima Hyatt Resort
1977
Instructor
Samoana High School
1972 - 1973
Teacher
Faga'itua High School
1971 - 1972
Counselor
Drug Rehabilitation Program, Sonoma State
1970
Intern
Emergency Psychiatric Ward, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
1970
Former Letter Carrier
United States Postal Service (USPS)
Former National Park Employee
Yosemite National Park
Other Experience1 - 28 of 28
Member
Kapolei City Lions Club
Current
Member
Kalaeloa Tennis Association
Current
Member
Filipino Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Navy League of the United States
Current
Member
Knights of Columbus
Current
Member
Kapolei Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Saint Jude Catholic Church
Current
Founder
Aloha Parenting Project
2007 - Current
Chair
Ewa Transportation Coalition
2003 - 2005
Member
Policy Committee, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
2003
Founder
Healthy Hawaii Coalition
2001 - Current
Former Member
Political Action Committee, Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values
Former Volunteer Legislative Advocate
Founder
Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values
Founder
Stand Up for America
Member
Small Business Hawaii
Chair
Agriculture and Environment Committee, Hawaii State Senate
2023 - Current
Vice Chair
Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State Senate
2023 - Current
Vice Chair
Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
2023 - Current
Member
Legislative Squadron, Civil Air Patrol
2009 - 2010
Chair
Agriculture and Environment Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair
Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Judiciary and Labor Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Higher Education and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Transportation and Energy Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Member
Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Member
Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State Senate
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