Sharon Har

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sharon E. Har | image = Growing Up in Hawaii Panel Discussion (8403928055) (cropped).jpg | state_house = Hawaii | district = 42nd | prior_term = 40th (2006–2012) | term_start = November 2006 | term_end = November 8, 2022 | predecessor = Mark Moses | successor = Diamond Garcia | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Mount Holyoke College (BA)<br />UIC John Marshall Law School (JD) | profession = Lawyer | website = {{URL|rephar.com}} | caption = Har in 2013 }}

'''Sharon E. Har'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/66417 |title= Sharon Har's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref> is an American politician. She served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for District 42 from January 16, 2013 to November 8, 2022 for the Democratic Party. She was succeeded by Diamond Garcia (R).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dayton |first=Kevin |date=2022-11-09 |title=Hawaii Legislature: Matt LoPresti And Sharon Har Lose After Their DUI Arrests |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/11/hawaii-legislature-matt-lopresti-is-losing-and-sharon-har-may-go-down-too/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |language=en}}</ref> Har served consecutively from January 2007 to January 2013 in the District 40 seat.

==Early life and education== Har was born in Springfield, Illinois, to Korean American parents Chester Chiduk Ha and Katherine Kyunhee Ha.<ref name=harautobio>{{cite web | title=My Life as A Korean-American Politician|url=http://koreanamericandatabank.org/images/PDF/Sharon%20E.%20Har%20Bio%20EDITED.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111152231/http://koreanamericandatabank.org/images/PDF/Sharon%20E.%20Har%20Bio%20EDITED.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 11, 2017| access-date=2022-12-12}}</ref>

Har earned a BA in political science and sociology at Mount Holyoke College, attended William S. Richardson School of Law for a semester, and earned her JD from John Marshall Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=har|title=Legislative Members|website=www.capitol.hawaii.gov|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/06/25/focus7.html|title=Sharon Har|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref>

==Elections== *2020 – On August 8, 2020, Har defeated Vickie L.P. Kam with 4,080 votes (69.0%) during the Democratic primary and was subsequently elected because there was no Republican nominee.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2020/primary/cch.pdf |title= Primary Election 2020 – State of Hawaii – City and County of Honolulu – August 8, 2020 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= 31 December 2020}}</ref> *2018 – On August 11, 2018, Har defeated Jake Schaefer with 3,018 votes (74.5%) during the Democratic primary and was subsequently elected because there was no Republican nominee.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2018/primary/cch.pdf |title= Primary Election 2018 – State of Hawaii – City and County of Honolulu – August 11, 2018 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= 23 May 2019}}</ref> *2016 – Har ran unopposed and won the uncontested election during the primary with 2,690 votes (85,1%) on August 13, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2016/primary/cch.pdf |title= Primary Election 2016 – State of Hawaii – City and County of Honolulu – August 13, 2016 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= 23 May 2019}}</ref> *2014 – Har won the August 9, 2014 Democratic Primary with 2,883 votes (70.1%).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2014/primary/cch.pdf |title= Primary Election 2014 – State of Hawaii – City and County of Honolulu – August 9, 2014 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= 23 May 2019}}</ref> On November 4, 2014, Har defeated Suk Moses, wife of former Representative Mark Moses, with 5,134 votes (69.1%) against Moses' 2,073 votes (27.9%).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2014/general/cch.pdf |title= General Election 2014 – State of Hawaii – City and County of Honolulu – November 4, 2014 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 2 |accessdate= 23 May 2019}}</ref> *2012 – Redistricted to District 42, and with Democratic Representative Rida Cabanilla redistricted to District 41, Har and Marissa Capelouto, her 2010 Republican opponent, were both unopposed for their August 11, 2012 primaries,<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= December 2, 2013}}</ref> setting up a rematch; Har won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,251 votes (70.4%) against Capelouto.<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= 2 |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref> *2010 – Har won the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,743 votes (75.3%),<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= 4 |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref> and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,170 votes (65.1%) against Republican nominee Marissa Capelouto.<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= 2 |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref> *2008 – Har was unopposed for the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,576 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2008/primary/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2008 – State of Hawaii – Statewide September 20, 2008 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref> and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 7,294 votes (66.1%) against Republican nominee Jack Legal.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2008/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= General Election – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 4, 2008 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 1 |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref> *2006 – Challenging incumbent Republican Representative Mark Moses for the District 40 seat, Har won the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 2,558 votes (62.7%),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2006 – State of Hawaii – Statewide September 26, 2006 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 4 |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref> and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 3,997 votes (51.7%) against Moses.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= General Election 2006 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 7, 2006 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 2 |accessdate= December 2, 2013}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=har&year=2013 Official page] at the Hawaii State Legislature *[http://www.rephar.com/ Campaign site] * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=66417 | fec= | congress= }}

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