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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWS
U.S. Senate Race: Hawaii
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-HawaiiCynthia Thielen
Daniel AkakaCynthia Thielen
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senator State representative
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 73 percent of the vote against John Carroll Won 78 percent of the vote against Edward Clayton
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
U.S. House, 1977-90; three terms in U.S. SenateHawaii State House, 1990-present
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Armed Services; Energy and Natural Resources; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Veterans' Affairs Energy and Environmental Protection; International Affairs; Judiciary; Water, Land and Ocean Resources
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
World War II veteran; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1945-47; public school teacher, principal, 1953-71; director, Hawaii Office of Economic Opportunity, 1971-74; assistant to Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, 1975-76; director, Progressive Neighborhoods Program, 1975-76Attorney
BORNBORN
Sept. 11, 1924 in Honolulu, Hawaii Sept. 22, 1933 in Kailua, Hawaii
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.Ed. from University of Hawaii, 1952; M.Ed. from University of Hawaii, 1966B.A. from the University of Hawaii, 1975; J.D. from University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Mary Mildred Chong; has four childrenMarried to Mickey Thielen; has four children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.akaka2006.org www.cynthiathielen.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.akaka.senate.govwww.capitol.hawaii.gov
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