Dee Morikawa
2022 - Present
2026
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Dee Morikawa (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 17. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Morikawa (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 17. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Dee Morikawa's career experience includes working as a departmental personnel specialist and a personnel clerk with the County of Kauai.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Morikawa was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee
- Finance Committee
- Legislative Management Committee, Vice Chair
- Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
2021-2022
Morikawa was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Management Committee
- Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
- Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee
2019-2020
Morikawa was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Health |
| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Morikawa served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Health |
| • Housing |
| • Human Services, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Morikawa served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance |
| • Health, Vice Chair |
| • Housing |
| • Human Services |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Morikawa served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Culture & the Arts |
| • Finance |
| • Hawaiian Affairs |
| • Health, Vice Chair |
| • Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Dee Morikawa defeated Michael Jauch in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dee Morikawa (D) | 72.0 | 5,139 |
 | Michael Jauch (R)  | 28.0 | 1,999 | |
| Total votes: 7,138 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Dee Morikawa advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dee Morikawa | 100.0 | 2,827 |
| Total votes: 2,827 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Michael Jauch advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Jauch | 100.0 | 500 |
| Total votes: 500 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Dee Morikawa defeated Michael Wilson in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dee Morikawa (D) | 73.5 | 5,459 |
 | Michael Wilson (R) | 26.5 | 1,969 | |
| Total votes: 7,428 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Dee Morikawa advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dee Morikawa | 100.0 | 3,448 |
| Total votes: 3,448 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17
Michael Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Wilson | 100.0 | 699 |
| Total votes: 699 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Dee Morikawa defeated Ana Mo Des in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dee Morikawa (D) | 73.7 | 7,329 |
| Ana Mo Des (R) | 26.3 | 2,611 | |
| Total votes: 9,940 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Dee Morikawa advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dee Morikawa | 100.0 | 4,147 |
| Total votes: 4,147 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16
Ana Mo Des advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ana Mo Des | 100.0 | 371 |
| Total votes: 371 | |||
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2018
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Dee Morikawa won election in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Dee Morikawa defeated Stephanie Iona in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dee Morikawa | 62.5 | 3,058 |
| Stephanie Iona | 37.5 | 1,835 | |
| Total votes: 4,893 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Daynette Morikawa defeated Victoria Franks in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 general election.[2]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daynette Morikawa Incumbent |
75.89% | 6,088 | |
| Republican | Victoria Franks | 24.11% | 1,934 | |
| Total Votes | 8,022 | |||
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Daynette Morikawa ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Daynette Morikawa Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Victoria Franks ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Victoria Franks (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Daynette "Dee" Morikawa defeated Butch Kahawai in the Democratic primary, while Victoria "Vickie" Franks defeated Vince Flores in the Republican primary. Morikawa defeated Franks in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Daynette "Dee" Morikawa Incumbent |
74.6% | 5,320 | |
| Republican | Victoria "Vickie" Franks | 25.4% | 1,812 | |
| Total Votes | 7,132 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Daynette "Dee" Morikawa Incumbent |
71.8% | 3,401 |
| Butch Kahawai | 28.2% | 1,338 |
| Total Votes | 4,739 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Victoria "Vickie" Franks |
56.7% | 348 |
| Vince Flores | 43.3% | 266 |
| Total Votes | 614 | |
2012
Morikawa won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16. Morikawa ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and defeated Troy Trujillo (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
2010
Daynette Morikawa won election to House District 16 in 2010. Daynette defeated incumbent Roland Sagum III in the primary. The primary election took place on September 18, 2010. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Phil Sterker ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[10]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 16 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Daynette Morikawa (D)
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5,450 | 73.3% | ||
| Phil Sterker (R) | 1,333 | 17.9% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 4. |
2022
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In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5. |
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 3.
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2017
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In 2017, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20. The legislature held its first special session from August 28 to September 1. The legislature held its second special session from September 25 to September 26. The legislature held its third special session on November 14.
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2016
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In 2016, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 through May 5. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20.
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2015
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In 2015, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 21 through May 7.
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2014
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In 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 3.
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Personal
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Morikawa and her husband, Ken, have four children.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Dee Morikawa," accessed December 20, 2022
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
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| Preceded by Gene Ward (R) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 17 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 2010-2022 |
Succeeded by James Tokioka (D) |
