Paul Whalen
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Republican Paul Whalen "represents" the 3rd Senatorial District in the Hawaii State Senate of the Hawaii State Legislature. The 3rd Senatorial District includes the Kohala, Kona and Ka'u areas of the island of Hawaii. Sen. Whalen has won reelection to his seat by beating Democratic newcomber, Steven Fox in the 2004 general election:
2004 General Election: 3rd senatorial district
- (R) WHALEN, Paul 9,661 50.0%
- (D) FOX, Steven 9,076 46.9%
Sen. Whalen, professionally, is an attorney, having graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law and has worked as a Deputy Prosecutor in both Honolulu and Hawai'i County before entering politics as a State Representative. When the new Third Senatorial District was mandated by reapportionment in 2002, Whalen ran and won the seat in race with Virginia Isbell:
2002 General Election: 3rd senatorial district
- WHALEN, Paul C. (R) 8,419 53.1%
- ISBELL, Virginia (D) 6,976 44.0%
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Environment/Gay Rights
Whalen has an anti-environmental and extremely anti-gay voting record as a state senator. During the 2005 legislative session, Whalen, along with all republican senators, voted against bills that would prohibit Hawaii's landlords and employers from discriminating against gays, lesbians or transsexuals. [1]
Member of the following Senate committees:
Contact:
- Hawaii State Capitol, Room 223
- 415 South Beretania Street
- Honolulu, HI 96813
- phone 808-586-9385; fax 808-586-9391
- From the Big Island, toll free 974-4000 + 69385
- e-mail senwhalen@Capitol.hawaii.gov
External Links
- Paul Whalen Hawaii State Legislature.
- Democratic challenger in 2004 election was Steven Fox.
- Sierra Club Legislative Environmental Scorecard 2003-2004: Paul Whalen 33% Sierra Club of Hawaii.
- Sierra Club Legislative Environmental Scorecard 2005-2006: Paul Whalen 8% Sierra Club of Hawaii.
- Senate bills ban anti-gay bias -- BYU-Hawaii wins exemption from a measure prohibiting discrimination in work and housing Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4-5-05.
- Legislators’ feud erupts on last day of session -- Politicos focus on selling passed bills to public, including excise tax hike By Richard Borreca Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 5-6-05.
- DePledge, Derrick. Big Island senator gets early challenger Honolulu Advertiser, May 7, 2007.
- Reyes, B.J. Green seeks Whalen's Senate seat Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 10,2007.
- DePledge, Derrick. Hawaii state senator may switch jobs Honolulu Advertiser, November 14,2007
- White, Doug. Whalen ponders a departure from the Senate to fill Laura Thielen’s post at Planning Poinography!, November 14, 2007.
- White, Doug. Whalen would get a golden parachute, Lingle could get a stronger incumbent Poinography!, November 15, 2007.
- White, Doug. Senator Whalen to appear even less at the Capitol Poinography!, March 1, 2008.
- Borreca, Richard. Big Island Sen. Whalen bows out of fall election Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 1, 2008.
- White, Doug. Will it be Jung? Poinography!, March 2, 2008.
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