Senator Mike Gabbard currently serves as chair of the committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture. He is also vice chair of the committee on Transportation and Energy and a member of the committees on Higher Education and the Arts and Judiciary and Labor.
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Senator Gabbard represents Hawaii's 20th Senatorial District and has served in the Hawaii State Senate since 2006. Gabbard served on the Honolulu City Council from 2003-2005. 
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Born on January 15, 1948 in American Samoa, Senator Gabbard and his wife, Carol, have five children: Bhakti, Jai, Ryan, Tulsi, and Vrindavan. Senator Gabbard is a graduate from Choctawhatchee High School and received a B.A. in English from California State University, Sonoma in 1971. He continued his education, receiving an M.A. in Adult Education with emphasis on community college administration from Oregon State University in 1980.