The JCCIH Government Affairs Committee has completed its endorsement process for the August ’22 primary election. Based on the Boards recommendation as well as the membership survey conducted, we will proceed with endorsing the Board approved 2022 Slate. We are now turning over our results to the Political Action Committee for their review and determination of levels of support that will be given to the various candidates or races. Congratulatory letters will be sent to all endorsees from the GAC.
Endorsements as follows:
U.S. Senate
- U.S. Senate – Brian Schatz
- U.S. House of Representatives**
- U.S. House – District II – Jill Tokuda
Governor – Vicky Cayetano
Lt. Governor – Sherry Menor-McNamara
State Senate
- State Senate – District 1 – Lorraine Inouye
- State Senate – District 2 – Joy San Buenaventura
- State Senate – District 3 – Dru Kanuha
- State Senate – District 4 – Tim Richards
State House of Representatives
- State Representative – District 1 – Mark Nakashima
- State Representative – District 2 – Christopher L.T. Todd
- State Representative – District 3 – Richard H.K. Onishi
- State Representative – District 4 – Greggor Ilagan
- State Representative – District 5 – no endorsement
- State Representative – District 6 – Kirsten Kahaloa
- State Representative – District 7 – Nicole Lowen
- State Representative – District 8 – David Tarnas
- Office of Hawaiian Affairs
OHA Hawaiʻi Island – no endorsement
OHA At-Large – Brickwood Galuteria, Z. Kaʻapana Aki
Hawaii County Council
- County Council – District 1 – Heather Kimball
- County Council – District 2 – Matthias Kusch
- County Council – District 3 – Susan (Sue) Lee Loy
- County Council – District 4 – Ashley L. Kierkiewicz
- County Council – District 5 – no endorsement
- County Council – District 6 – Michelle Galimba
- County Council – District 7 – no endorsement
- County Council – District 8 – Lee-Ann Heely
- County Council – District 9 – Cindy Evans
**note: we are not endorsing U.S. House of Representatives Dist. II because this race is not in our district.