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Donna Kim

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Won the General, 2022 Hawaii State Senate District 14

Won the General, 2016 Hawaii State Senate District 14

Won the General, 2012 Hawaii State Senate District 14

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Donna Mercado Kim
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Place:
    Kalihi, HI
  • Home City:
    Honolulu, HI
  • Family:
    1 Child: Micah
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Economic Development Steering Committee

Former Chair, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Hawaii Korean Millenium Commission

Former Member, Judiciary and Labor Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, National League of Cities

Former Member, President's National Committee on Transportation

Former Member, Special Committee on Studying Effects of Economy on Judiciary

Former Member, Tourism and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Chair, Zoning Committee, Honolulu City Council

Education

  • BA, Washington State University, 1974
  • Attended, University of Hawaii, 1970-1972

Professional Experience

  • BA, Washington State University, 1974
  • Attended, University of Hawaii, 1970-1972
  • Small Business Executive Director, present
  • Trained Facilitator, KUMU Radio, present
  • Board of Directors, The Pacific Institute, present
  • Public Relations Director
  • Former Fellow, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Bank of America Hawaii
  • Former Representative, Communications Sales
  • Radio Talk Show Co-Host, Equaltime KHNR Radio
  • Former Representative, Hotel Catering Sales

Political Experience

  • BA, Washington State University, 1974
  • Attended, University of Hawaii, 1970-1972
  • Small Business Executive Director, present
  • Trained Facilitator, KUMU Radio, present
  • Board of Directors, The Pacific Institute, present
  • Public Relations Director
  • Former Fellow, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Bank of America Hawaii
  • Former Representative, Communications Sales
  • Radio Talk Show Co-Host, Equaltime KHNR Radio
  • Former Representative, Hotel Catering Sales
  • Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2000-present
  • Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2020
  • President, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2012-2015
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2014
  • Vice President, Hawaii State Senate, 2003-2008, 2011-2012
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2012
  • Member, Honolulu City Council, 1985-2000
  • Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1982-1985

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Economic Development Steering Committee

Former Chair, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Hawaii Korean Millenium Commission

Former Member, Judiciary and Labor Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, National League of Cities

Former Member, President's National Committee on Transportation

Former Member, Special Committee on Studying Effects of Economy on Judiciary

Former Member, Tourism and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Chair, Zoning Committee, Honolulu City Council

Current Legislative Committees

Vice Chair, Education Committee

Chair, Higher Education Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Washington State University, 1974
  • Attended, University of Hawaii, 1970-1972
  • Small Business Executive Director, present
  • Trained Facilitator, KUMU Radio, present
  • Board of Directors, The Pacific Institute, present
  • Public Relations Director
  • Former Fellow, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Bank of America Hawaii
  • Former Representative, Communications Sales
  • Radio Talk Show Co-Host, Equaltime KHNR Radio
  • Former Representative, Hotel Catering Sales
  • Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2000-present
  • Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2020
  • President, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2012-2015
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2014
  • Vice President, Hawaii State Senate, 2003-2008, 2011-2012
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2012
  • Member, Honolulu City Council, 1985-2000
  • Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1982-1985
  • Member, Filipino Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Honorary Member, Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Kalihi Business Association, present
  • Honorary Member/Board of Trustees, Palama Settlement, present
  • Former Member, Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials Planned Parenthood
  • Former Member, Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, Aliamanu Unit
  • Former Member, Century Club
  • Former Member, Hawaii's Junior Miss Incorporated
  • Former Member, Moanalua Lions Club
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, The Pacific Institute
  • Former Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Light of the Orient Award, Korean American Foundation of Hawaii, 2015;
  • Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association, 2014;
  • Legislator of the Year, Friends of the Library of Hawaii, 2012;
  • Distinguished Honoree, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, 2012;
  • Outstanding City and County Administrator, American Society for Public Administration, 1997;
  • Farrington High School Outstanding Alunmi Award, 1997;
  • Three Outstanding Young Persons, Hawai`i Jaycee, 1988

  • Andrew Kim

  • Lily Kim

Policy Positions

2019

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

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