Donovan Dela Cruz Explained

Donovan Dela Cruz^[1]
State Senate:	Hawaii
District:	17th
Prior Term:	22nd (2010–2022)
Term Start:	November 2, 2010
Predecessor:	Robert Bunda
Office2:	Member of the Honolulu City Council for District 2
Term Start2:	January 2003
Term End2:	November 2, 2010
Predecessor2:	Steve Holmes
Successor2:	Ernest Martin
Office3:	Chair of the Honolulu City Council
Term Start3:	October 30, 2003
Term End3:	January 2, 2007
Predecessor3:	Gary Okino
Successor3:	Barbara Marshall
Birth Date:	6 July 1973
Birth Place:	Wahiawa, Hawaii, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Wahiawa, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma Mater:	University of Oregon

Donovan M. Dela Cruz^[2] (born July 6, 1973, in Wahiawa, Hawaii) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 2, 2010, representing District 17 since 2022 and previously representing the same area as District 22 from 2010 to 2022. Since August 2017, Dela Cruz has served as chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.^[3]

Education

Dela Cruz earned his BAs in communications and journalism from the University of Oregon. He was a member of the 2003 class of the Pacific Century Fellows.^[4]

Elections

• 2012 Dela Cruz and his 2010 Republican opponent Charles Aki were both unopposed for their August 11, 2012 primaries,^[5] setting up a rematch; Dela Cruz won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,393 votes (69.2%) against Aki.^[6]
• 2010 When Democratic Senator Robert Bunda ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and left the Senate District 22 seat open, Dela Cruz won the four-way September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,005 votes (37.8%) in a field which included Representative Michael Magaoay,^[7] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,738 votes (67.3%) against Republican nominee Charles Aki.^[8]

External links

• Official page at the Hawaii State Legislature
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz . https://web.archive.org/web/20140930023351/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=delacruz&year=2013 . dead . September 30, 2014 . . . December 5, 2013 .
2. Web site: Donovan Dela Cruz's Biography . . December 5, 2013.
3. News: Dela Cruz named new chair of powerful Senate committee . 23 July 2019 . Hawaii News Now . 12 May 2017.
4. Web site: Pacific Century Fellows Announced — September 5, 2003. Pacific Business News. April 18, 2021.
5. Web site: Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . December 5, 2013.
6. Web site: Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 1 . December 5, 2013.
7. Web site: Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . December 5, 2013.
8. Web site: General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 1 . December 5, 2013.