Representative Cynthia Thielen attended Stanford University, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Hawai'i graduating with a degree in law.   She is a founding member of the Law Review.  Representative Thielen has served District 50, Kailua and Kaneohe,  as State Representative since 1990 and served as Minority Floor Leader from 1992 to 1997.  Currently she is Assistant Minority Leader and is the ranking member on the Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, the Water, Land and Ocean Resources Committee and the Judiciary Committee.   She is known for her Legislative Road Shows which she presents to students in her District.