Donna Mercado Kim

Donna Mercado Kim is an American Democratic party politician from Hawaii. She is a state senator from Senate District 14 and was President of the Hawaiʻi Senate for almost three years.

Donna Kim
13th President of the Hawaii Senate
In office
December 28, 2012 – May 5, 2015
Preceded byShan Tsutsui
Succeeded byRon Kouchi
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 14th district
Assumed office
December 2000
Preceded byNorman Mizuguchi[1]
Personal details
Born (1952-01-31) January 31, 1952
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenMicah
EducationUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa
Washington State University (BA)
WebsiteSenator Donna Mercado Kim

Education

Kim attended, and graduated from Farrington High School, in Kalihi-Palama, Honolulu.[2] Kim is a graduate of Washington State University, although she also attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Political career

From 1982 to 1984, Kim was a member of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives.

From 1986 to 2000, Kim served on the Honolulu City Council.[3]

Elected to the Senate in 2000, Kim has chaired the Committee on Tourism, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Special Committee on Accountability, and the Task Force on Reinventing Government.

From 2003 to 2008 and again from 2011 to 2013, Kim served as Vice President of the Senate.

In 2013, Kim became President of the Hawaiʻi Senate, replacing Shan Tsutsui who left the position to become Lieutenant Governor.[4] Kim's tenure as President of the Senate ended in 2015.[5]

Her community service has included granting her “Aloha Spirit Award” since 1989 to students at Aiea Intermediate, Dole Middle, and Moanalua Middle schools for their academic and extracurricular excellence, participating in national campaigns to encourage literacy among children, and distributing school supplies to children from low-income households.[6]

In 2014, Kim ran for congress to fill the vacated seat of U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa.[7] She lost the race to Mark Takai.[8]

In 2018, Kim once again ran for 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, as she was running for governor, but lost to former congressman Ed Case.[9]

Personal

Kim was born in Honolulu.

Her father is Korean, while her mother is Spanish-Filipino-Portuguese.[10]

References
  1. Shapiro, Treena. "Two vie for Mizuguchi’s Senate seat Harding faces 'worthy battle' against Abinsay". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 13, 2000. "This year legislative and City Council veteran Donna Mercado Kim is the Democrat running to fill the vacancy created by Senate President Norman Mizuguchi's retirement."
  2. Nabarro, Moanike'ala (July 15, 2018). "Congressional contender Donna Mercado Kim aims to make Hawaii's voice heard". KITV News 4. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. Office of the City Clerk (24 April 2014). "COUNCILMEMBERS of the HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL 1961–Present". honolulu.gov. City and County of Honolulu. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. "Donna Mercado Kim chosen Hawaiʻi Senate president". Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald. Honolulu. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  5. Dayton, Kevin (5 May 2015). "Kauai's Kouchi replaces Kim as Senate president". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  6. Hawaii State Legislature. (n.d.). Retrieved January 09, 2018, from https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=kim&year=2018 Senator Donna Mercado Kim
  7. "Hawaii Senate President Donna Mercado Kim (D), a veteran of 31 years of public service". State Legislatures. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. "Donna Mercado Kim enters race for US Congress". Hawaii News Now. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. "Veteran state senator announces bid for Hanabusa's congressional seat". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  10. "2018 Candidates for Congress - Korean Americans in Action". Korean Americans in Action. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
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