Senator Les Ihara, Jr. is a veteran legislator who served eight years in the Hawaii House of Representatives (from 1987 to 1994) and has been serving in the Hawaii Senate since 1995. He has held leadership positions such as Senate Majority Leader, Majority Floor Leader, and Majority Policy Leader.
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Senator Ihara is a leader on legislative issues involving government transparency, public integrity, campaign and election reforms, environmental and consumer protection, aging and civil rights issues, public access and engagement, and the legislative process.
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr. currently serves as Majority Policy Leader, and also sits as a member on the Senate Committees on Water and Land, Energy and Environment, and Judicary and Labor.
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Senator Ihara represents Hawai&#8216;i's 10th Senatorial District and has served in the Hawai&#8216;i State Senate since 1994. Ihara represented Palolo, Kaimuki, Kapahulu, and Diamond Head communities as a State Representative from 1986 to 1994.
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Born on April 19, 1951, Senator Ihara is a graduate from Mid Pacific Institute and received a B.A. in Liberal Studies from the University of Hawai&#8216;i.
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