Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz currently serves as the Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Housing. He also serves as a member of the Senate Standing Committees on Agriculture, Water and Land, Ways and Means, and Transportation and International Affairs. <br>
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Senator Dela Cruz previously served as a City Councilmember for the City and County of Honolulu for eight years. In 2003 he became the youngest person to ever Chair the Honolulu City Council at the age of 30. <br>
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He was born on July 6, 1973 in Wahiawa General Hospital to Hilario and Patricia Dela Cruz. Senator Dela Cruz graduated from Leilehua High School in 1991 and from the University of Oregon with a B.A. in both Journalism and Communication Studies in 1994.