Dee Morikawa

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dee Morikawa | image = File:Dee Morikawa.png | state_house = Hawaii | district = 17th | prior_term = 16th (2010–2012) | term_start = November 2, 2010 | term_end = | predecessor = Roland Sagum | successor = Incumbent | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|22}} | birth_place = Honokaa | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Ken Morikawa | children = 4 | alma_mater = Kauaʻi Community College | profession = | website = }}

'''Daynette Sumie Puanani "Dee" Morikawa'''<ref name="NA">{{cite web |url= http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=morikawa&year=2013 |title= Representative Dee Morikawa |publisher= Hawaii State Legislature |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |accessdate= November 25, 2013}}</ref> (born September 22, 1956) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2, 2010 representing District 17.<ref name=PVS>{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/127591 |title= Dee Morikawa's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 25, 2013}}</ref>

==Education== Morikawa earned her Associate degree in accounting from Kauaʻi Community College.

==Elections== *2012 Morikawa was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,403 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/primary/elections/results/2012/primary/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= November 25, 2013}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,049 votes (71.4%) against Republican nominee Troy Trujillo.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/general/elections/results/2012/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 1 |accessdate= November 25, 2013}}</ref> *2010 Morikawa challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Roland Sagum in the District 16 (reapportioned to District 17 after the 2020 Census<ref>{{cite web | url=https://elections.hawaii.gov/about-us/boards-and-commissions/reapportionment/ | title=Reapportionment Commission }}</ref>) September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,657 votes (55.2%),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/primary/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= November 25, 2013}}</ref> and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,450 votes (73.3%) against Republican nominee Phil Sterker.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 1 |accessdate= November 25, 2013}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=96&year=2023 Official page] at the Hawaii State Legislature * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=127591 | fec= | congress= }}

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