{{Short description|American politician (born 1970)}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Lynn Finnegan |office = Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party |term_start = November 20, 2021 |term_end = January 31, 2023 |predecessor = Signe Godfrey |successor = Diamond Garcia |office1 = Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives |term_start1 = November 1, 2005 |term_end1 = January 19, 2011 |predecessor1 = Galen Fox |successor1 = Gene Ward |state_house2 = Hawaii |district2 = 32nd |term_start2 = January 2003 |term_end2 = January 19, 2011 |predecessor2 = Bob McDermott |successor2 = Aaron Ling Johanson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|3}} |birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Peter Finnegan |education = University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa }} '''Lynn G. Berbano Finnegan''' (born October 3, 1970) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing the state's 32nd district from 2003 to 2011. The district includes the Lower Pearlridge, Aiea, Halawa, Hickam, Pearl Harbor and Moanalua Gardens on the island of Oahu.
In 2005, Finnegan was selected to be the Minority Leader for the Republican members of the State House.<ref>[https://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/06/01/news/story10.html Finnegan new House GOP leader]</ref> She was re-selected as such in 2007 and 2009.
In 2008, the Aspen Institute's Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership selected Representative Lynn Finnegan as one of 24 elected public officials as its 2008 class of Fellows. Each member of the class was selected on their reputation for intellect, thoughtfulness, and bipartisan approach to governing. The class is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats and represents Fellows from 22 states, serving at both local and state levels of government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/leadership-programs/aspen-institute-rodel-fellowships-public-le-/rodel-fellows-class-2008 |title=Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowship Class of 2008 |publisher=The Aspen Institute |date= |accessdate=2010-09-20 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708022012/http://www.aspeninstitute.org/leadership-programs/aspen-institute-rodel-fellowships-public-le-/rodel-fellows-class-2008 |archivedate=2010-07-08 }}</ref>
In 2009, Finnegan voted against HB 444, a Hawaii civil union bill. She said, "If we push to have government certify or make legal a union or marriage between the same sex, I believe that we push what is accepted to what will be promoted."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hrc.org/endthelies/finnegan.html |title= |website=www.hrc.org |access-date=2009-06-28}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}</ref>
In 2009, Finnegan was selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. An award by the Filipina Women's Network. Representative Finnegan was awarded in the Policymakers & Visionaries category which recognize Filipina women leaders who have made or are making a difference in government policies or laws that impact business, industry, and society and who enrich the lives and careers of others by sharing the benefits of their wealth, experience, and knowledge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filipinawomensnetwork.org/fwn100/2009 |title=FWN 100 (2009) |publisher=Filipinawomensnetwork.org |date= |accessdate=2010-09-20}}</ref>
Finnegan declined to run for re-election in 2010, instead running for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in the 2010 election. She won the Republican primary and joined gubernatorial candidate Duke Aiona in the general election as his running mate. The Republican ticket was defeated by Democratic nominees Neil Abercrombie and Brian Schatz.
==Recent career== Finnegan currently serves as Assistant Head of Schools at Hanalani Schools, her alma mater. She had previously worked at Waialae Elementary School, Voyager Charter School, and Hawaii Public Charter Schools.<ref name="hanalani">{{cite web |title=WHAT HANALANI MEANS TO LYNN FINNEGAN ('88) |url=https://www.hanalani.org/news-detail?pk=1247034 |website=Hanalani Schools | date=28 March 2019 |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref>
==External links== *[http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/members/Rep32.asp Hawaii State Legislature - Representative Lynn Finnegan] *[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=MHI01904= Project Vote Smart - Representative Lynn Berbano Finnegan]
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{{s-start}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=Duke Aiona}} {{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii|years=2010}} {{s-aft|after=Elwin Ahu}} {{s-bef|before=Signe Godfrey}} {{s-ttl|title=Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party|years=2021–2023}} {{s-aft|after=Diamond Garcia}} {{s-end}}
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