Scott Saiki

Scott Saiki
11th Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Assumed office
May 4, 2017
Preceded by Joseph M. Souki
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 26th district
Assumed office
January 17, 1994
Preceded by ???
Personal details
Born (1964-07-17) July 17, 1964
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Gonzaga University
University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA, JD)

Scott K. Saiki (born July 17, 1964) is an American attorney and politician. Since 1994, he has served as a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the state's 26th district. He served as majority leader from 2013 to 2017. On May 4, 2017, he became speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives.[1]

In 2011, he introduced a bill that would criminalize the sale of toy guns.[2]

Electoral history

2014

Hawaii’s 26th District House of Representatives election, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Saiki 3,858 68.6
Republican Eric B. Marshall 1,768 31.4
Total votes 5,626 100

2016

In the 2016 election, Saiki ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Latest: Hawaii House Elects Rep. Scott Saiki Speaker". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. May 4, 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Sakahara, Tim. "Proposal would ban kids from buying all toy guns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. 1 2 https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Saiki
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