Adrian Tam

Adrian Tam is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. He is a member of the Hawaii affiliate of the Democratic Party.

Adrian Tam
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byTom Brower
Personal details
Born (1992-09-11) September 11, 1992
Honolulu, Hawaii
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materPennsylvania State University (BA)

Early life

Tam is a second-generation Asian American of Chinese ancestry.[1][2] His father had served as an assistant to a draftsman, and his mother worked in sales.[1] Following graduation from Kalani High School,[3] he graduated with a degree in history from Pennsylvania State University, and upon returning to Hawaii, began working for his family's real estate company.[1][2]

Political career

Tam worked for the Hawaii Senate before running for public office in 2020.[4] He defeated incumbent Tom Brower in the Democratic Party primary election,[3][5] then won the general election for the 22nd district of the Hawaii House of Representatives against Republican Party candidate Nicholas Ochs, who drew media attention for founding the Hawaii chapter of the Proud Boys.[6][7][8] After Tam was seated, he became the only openly gay member of the Hawaii State Legislature.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. Teeman, Tim (November 5, 2020). "Meet Adrian Tam, the Gay Man Who Beat a 'Proud Boys' Leader in Hawaii's Election". Daily Beast. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. "Gay Asian-American defeats Alt-Right extremist in Hawai'i State House race". Los Angeles Blade. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. Richardson, Mahealani. "At just 28, newly-elected lawmaker garners national attention for breaking barriers". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  4. "Candidate Q&A: State House District 22 — Adrian Tam". Honolulu Civil Beat. September 24, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  5. Cole, William (August 8, 2020). "State House Speaker Scott Saiki maintains lead over Kim Coco Iwamoto". Star Advertiser. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  6. Zoellner, Danielle (November 11, 2020). "Gay Asian-American Democrat defeats Proud Boys leader for Hawaii House seat". The Independent. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  7. Dayton, Kevin (November 3, 2020). "Hawaii Legislature: GOP Loses A House Seat, Stays Even In The Senate". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  8. "Tam takes House Dist. 22 seat, beating opponent associated with right wing extremist group". KITV. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  9. Venkatraman, Sakshi (November 9, 2020). "Adrian Tam defeats local Proud Boys leader, becomes only gay Asian American in Hawaii House". NBC News. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  10. Hider, Alex (November 10, 2020). "28-year-old defeats Proud Boys leader to become only openly LGBTQ+ member of Hawaii House". WTVF. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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