Daniel Akaka

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Daniel Akaka

United States senator

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Mazie Hirono
Daniel Akaka. She defeated Lingle in the general election and assumed office in 2013. She easily won reelection in 2018, and earned a reputation as a determined critic of the policies of Pres. Donald Trump. A liberal Democrat, Hirono typically voted with her party’s leadership.…
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Daniel Akaka. She defeated Lingle in the general election and assumed office in 2013. She easily won reelection in 2018, and earned a reputation as a determined critic of the policies of Pres. Donald Trump. A liberal Democrat, Hirono typically voted with her party’s leadership.…
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Daniel Akaka (served 1990–2013) was the first U.S. senator of Hawaiian descent. He was the sponsor, along with long-serving (1963–2012) Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye, of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, also known as the Akaka Bill, which would establish a Native Hawaiian governing body…
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Daniel Akaka (served 1990–2013) was the first U.S. senator of Hawaiian descent. He was the sponsor, along with long-serving (1963–2012) Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye, of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, also known as the Akaka Bill, which would establish a Native Hawaiian governing body…
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