Aaron Ling Johanson

Aaron Ling Johanson DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Aaron Ling JohansonDEMDemocrat American politician
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Aaron Ling Johanson (born January 30, 1980) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since 2010, representing Aiea, Moanalua, Foster Village and Fort Shafter in Honolulu County on the island of Oahu. He was originally elected as a Republican in 2010. He was re-elected as such in 2012 and 2014, serving as House Minority Whip from 2011 to 2013 and as House Minority Leader from 2013 to December 29, 2014, when he changed his party affiliation and joined the Democratic Party. He was re-elected as a Democrat in 2016, defeating his Republican opponent with 70% of the vote. Johanson announced in May 2022 that he will not run for re-election in the 2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election and will leave public office at the end of his term.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
East China Normal University-Shanghai
Attended
Yale University
B.A History
Past Positions1 - 14 of 14
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2010 - 2022
Majority Whip
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2017 - 2021
Minority Leader
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2012 - 2015
Minority Whip
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2010 - 2012
Legislative Analyst
Office of Representative Lynn Finnegan
2005
Legislative Analyst
Office of Representative Lynn Finnegan
2010
Former Commissioner
Legislative Federal Economic Stimulus Program Oversight Commission
Former Deputy Associate Director
Office of Presidential Personnel, The White House
Former Deputy Chief of Staff
United States Mint, United States Department of the Treasury
Former Deputy Chief of Staff
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Former Development Associate
Yale Office of Development
Former Director of Schedule C Appointments
Office of Presidential Personnel, The White House
Former Outside Reader
Yale Undergraduate Admissions Office
Former Research Assistant
Vice President of Federal Relations, Yale University
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Director
Moanalua Gardens Community Association
Current
Director
Moanlua Lions Club
Current
Member
Aiea Community Association
Current
Member
Friends of Aiea Library
Current
Former Student Member
Executive Board of the Hawaii State Parents, Teachers, Students Assocation (PTA)
Former Youth Group Leader
Calvary Church of the Pacific in Aiea
Member
Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Former Chair
Labor and Public Employment Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Finance Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Public Safety Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Lower and Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Economic Development and Business Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Transportation Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
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