Pat Saiki
Pat Saiki | |
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Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party | |
In office March 19, 2014 – June 8, 2015 | |
Preceded by | David S. Chang |
Succeeded by | Fritz Rohlfing |
17th Administrator of the Small Business Administration | |
In office April 16, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Paul Cooksey (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Erskine Bowles (Acting) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Neil Abercrombie |
Succeeded by | Neil Abercrombie |
Personal details | |
Born |
Patricia Hatsue Fukuda May 28, 1930 Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Stanley Saiki |
Children | 5 |
Education | University of Hawaii, Manoa (BS) |
Patricia Hatsue Saiki (née Fukuda; born May 28, 1930) is an American politician and former school teacher from Hilo in the State of Hawai'i. She served as a Republican in Congress from 1987 to 1991 and then as Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President of the United States George H. W. Bush.
Early life
Saiki, a Japanese American, graduated from Hilo High School in 1948 and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in 1952. Upon graduating from college, Saiki became a teacher and later a business executive.
Political career
In 1968, Saiki joined the Hawai`i Republican Party and ran successfully for a seat in the Hawai`i State House of Representatives. In 1974, she moved to the Hawai`i State Senate where she served her district until 1982. A vacancy was created by U.S. Rep. Cecil Heftel's untimely leave from Congress, and on September 20, 1986 a special election was held. Saiki lost the special election (to Democrat Neil Abercrombie) but won a separate election (over Democrat Mufi Hannemann) sending her to Congress where she served two consecutive terms. With her election in 1986, she became the first Republican elected to represent Hawaii, in the House of Representatives, since its statehood.[1] In 1988, she beat challenger Mary Bitterman, a Democrat and former head of Voice of America.
Until the election of Charles Djou on May 22, 2010,[2] Saiki was the only Republican[2] to ever hold a House seat from the state of Hawai`i and one of only two Republican Members of Congress (the other being Senator Hiram Fong) to represent the state since it gained statehood. She is also the second woman to be elected to Congress from the state of Hawai`i (the first being Patsy Mink, with whom Saiki served with for two years).
In 1990, she lost a United States Senate race to Daniel Akaka, then was appointed Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President George Herbert Walker Bush. In 1994, she lost a race for Governor of Hawai'i against Democratic challenger Benjamin J. Cayetano. She attributes her loss in 1994 to the third-party candidacy of maverick Mayor of Honolulu Frank F. Fasi. Saiki placed third in the race behind Fasi.
Saiki subsequently chaired the Hawaii Presidential campaign of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2008 and the 2010 and 2012 congressional campaigns of Charles Djou.
Statewide Electoral History
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pat Saiki | 99,683 | 59.2 | ||
Democratic | Mufi Hannemann | 63,061 | 37.45 | ||
Libertarian | Blase Harris | 5,633 | 3.35 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Dan Akaka (incumbent) | 188,901 | 54.02 | ||
Republican | Pat Saiki | 155,978 | 44.61 | ||
Libertarian | Ken Schoolland | 4,787 | 1.37 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Ben Cayetano | 134,978 | 36.58 | ||
Independent | Frank Fasi | 113,158 | 30.67 | ||
Republican | Pat Saiki | 107,908 | 29.24 | ||
Green | Kioni Dudley | 12,969 | 3.51 |
Title IX
Pat Saiki's role in the implementation of Title IX in the state of Hawaii is covered in the documentary film Rise of the Wahine, directed by Dean Kaneshiro.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Doris Weatherford (20 January 2012). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-60871-007-2.
Congressional Quarterly, inc (1 June 1989). Congressional Quarterly's politics in America: 1990, the 101st Congress. Congressional Quarterly. pp. 390–391. ISBN 978-0-87187-508-2.
Eur (2002). The Far East and Australasia 2003. Psychology Press. p. 1118. ISBN 978-1-85743-133-9. < - 1 2 "Republicans Win Seat in Democratic Stronghold". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ↑ "Rise of the Wahine Documentary Film". Riseofthewahine.com. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
Sources
External links
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, November 10, 2002 interview.
- Rise of the Wahine Documentary Film, directed by Dean Kaneshiro.
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Neil Abercrombie |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st congressional district 1987–1991 |
Succeeded by Neil Abercrombie |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Maria Hustace |
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Hawaii (Class 1) 1990 |
Succeeded by Maria Hustace |
Preceded by Fred Hemmings |
Republican nominee for Governor of Hawaii 1994 |
Succeeded by Linda Lingle |
Preceded by David S. Chang |
Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party 2014–2015 |
Succeeded by Fritz Rohlfing |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Paul Cooksey Acting |
Administrator of the Small Business Administration 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Dayton Watkins Acting |