Les Ihara, Jr.

Les Ihara, Jr. DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 10

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Les Ihara, Jr.DEMDemocrat State Senator, District 10
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Les S. Ihara Jr. (born April 19, 1951, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 6, 2012 representing District 10. Ihara served consecutively from 1994 until 2012 in the District 9 and District 10 seats, having served consecutively in the Hawaii State Legislature from 1986 until 1994 in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Hawaii
BA Liberal Studies
1975
George Washington University
Attended
Past Positions1 - 10 of 10
Majority Policy Leader
Hawaii State Senate
2019 - Current
Majority Leader
Hawaii State Senate
1997 - 2000
Majority Floor Leader
Hawaii State Senate
1995 - 1996
Senator
Hawaii State Senate
1994 - Current
Majority Floor Leader
Hawaii State House of Representatives
1993 - 1994
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
1986 - 1994
Former Majority Policy Leader
Hawaii State Senate
Executive Director
Community Work Day Program Incorporated
1983 - 1986
Communications Director
State Litter Control Office
1979 - 1983
Coordinator
Windward Environmental Resource Center
1973 - 1976
Other Experience1 - 48 of 48
Founder
Hawaii Citizens Network
Current
Member
Board of Directors, Kettering Foundation
2010 - Current
Member
Honolulu Community Media Council
2004 - 2006
Member
National Issues Forum Institute
2002 - 2006
Founder
Citizen Voice
2004
Founder
Hawaii Pro-Democracy Initiative
2002
Member
League of Women Voters of Hawaii
1998 - Current
Founder
Ala Wai Watershed Association
1997
Member
Waikiki Managers Against Crime
1997
Member
Waikiki Residents Association
1995 - Current
Founder
Kaimuki/Kaoahulu Neighborhood Security Watch Program
1991
Founder
Statewide Network of Public School Parents
1990
Member
Kapahulu Jaycees
1987 - 1990
Member
New Kapahulu Business Association
1988
Member
Kaimuki Business and Professional Association
1987 - Current
Member
Kapahulu Business Association
1987 - Current
Member
Board of Directors, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Kaimuki-Waialae
1987 - Current
Member
Kaimuki Lions Club
1987 - Current
Co-Founder
Friends for Diamond Head
1985
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
1984
Member
Palolo Neighborhood Board
1977 - 1981
Delegate
State Constitutional Convention
1978
Vice President
State Constitutional Convention
1978
Chair
Jarrett School Community Council
1974 - 1975
Member
National Conference of State Legislatures
Member
Kaimuki/Kapahulu Community Network
Former Director
Honolulu Community Media Council
Former Member
Advisory Committee, Diamond Head
Former Member
National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
Former Member
President's Council, Common Cause Hawaii
Former Member
Deliberative Policy Making, National Network of State Legislators
Former Member
Hawaii Pro-Democracy Initiative
Former Project Advisory Committee
Ala Wai Canal Watershed Improvement
Former Treasurer
Palolo Community Council
Founder
Good Government Coalition
Founder
Hawaii State Student Council Electronic Student Network
Founder
Right to Know Committee
Member
Kapahulu Chiho Jinkai
Member
Labor and Technology Committee, Hawaii State Senate
2023 - Current
Former Chair
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Hawaii House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair
Joint Committee on Aging in Place
Former Co-Chair
Joint Legislative Access Committee
Former Member
Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
International Affairs and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Economic Development, Environment and Technology Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
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