Ty Cullen

Ty J.K. Cullen is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 16, 2013 representing District 39. Cullen served in the District 41 seat from 2011 to 2013.

Ty Cullen
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 39th district
Assumed office
January 16, 2013
Preceded byMarcus Oshiro
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 19, 2011 – January 16, 2013
Preceded byJon Karamatsu
Succeeded byRida Cabanilla
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa

Education

Cullen earned a BA in sociology and political science and a MPA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[1][2]

Elections

In 2008, Cullen initially challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Jon Karamatsu for the District 41 seat in the September 20, 2008 Democratic primary, but lost.[3] When Karamatsu ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and left the District 41 seat open in 2010, Cullen won the four-way September 18, 2010 Democratic primary with 1,658 votes (43.1%),[4] and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 4,510 votes (69.6%) against Republican nominee Carl Wong.[5]

Redistricting in 2012 meant that Cullen was redistricted to District 39, where Representative Marcus Oshiro was redistricted to District 46. Cullen and Carl Wong, his Republican challenger from 2010, were both unopposed for their August 11, 2012 primaries for Oshiro's former seat.[6] Cullen won the November 6, 2012 general election with 5,272 votes (70.3%) against Wong.[7]

References
  1. Cordero, Radiant (January 18, 2019). "COVER STORY: Filipino-Americans in the Hawai'i State Legislature". Fil-Am Courier. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. "Representative Ty J.K. Cullen". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  3. "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. September 20, 2008. p. 3. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  4. "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. September 18, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  5. "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. November 2, 2010. p. 2. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  6. "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. August 11, 2012. p. 4. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  7. "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. November 6, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
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