Jessica Wooley Explained

Jessica Wooley should not be confused with Jessica Wooley (footballer).

Jessica Wooley^[1]
State House:	Hawaii
District:	48th
Prior Term:	47th (2008–2012)
Term Start:	November 2008
Term End:	2014
Predecessor:	Colleen Meyer
Successor:	Jarrett Keohokalole
Birth Place:	Scottsdale, Arizona
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Kaneohe, Hawaii
Alma Mater:	University of California, Santa Cruz UC Berkeley School of Law

Jessica E. Wooley^[2] (born 1968) is small business owner, lawyer and served as an American legislator and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2008, representing District 47 until November 2012; after redistricting in 2012, Wooley represented District 48. Wooley consecutively served from 2009 until 2014, when she was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie as the Director for the Office of Environmental Quality Control.

Education

Wooley earned her BA in economics from University of California, Santa Cruz, her MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and her JD from its UC Berkeley School of Law.

Elections

• Wooley, a lawyer, Democrat and advocate for civil, environmental and economic rights and justice (i.e., green growth and housing, clean water and energy, food security, school gardens, keeping Kahana residents on the land, protecting Native and wild plants and animals, etc.), first ran for office in 2008, beating Maria Pacheco in the Primary and beating long-time incumbent Republican Representative Colleen Meyer for the District 47 seat. Wooley won the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary with 2,695 votes (67.7%),^[3] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,934 votes (50.6%).^[4]
• 2010 Wooley was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,978 votes,^[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,761 votes (57.4%), beating Republican nominee Richard Fale.^[6]
• 2012 Redistricting led to Wooley being switched to district 48. She had to run against then State House Majority Leader, Democratic Representative Pono Chong.^[7] Wooley won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,846 votes (54.5%) and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election.^[8]
• Representative Wooley resigned her seat on May 5, 2014, after her Gubernatorial nomination, approval by the Senate and acceptance of the position as Director of the Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC); Director Wooley left OEQC at the end of 2015 and started her own company, `Āina Aloha Consulting, in 2016.

External links

• Official page at the Hawaii State Legislature
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Jessica Wooley . . . November 26, 2013.
2. Web site: Jessica Wooley's Biography . . November 26, 2013.
3. Web site: Primary Election 2008 – State of Hawaii – Statewide September 20, 2008 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 3 . November 26, 2013.
4. Web site: General Election – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 4, 2008 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . November 26, 2013.
5. Web site: Primary Election 2010 – State of Hawaii – Statewide September 18, 2010 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 5 . November 26, 2013.
6. Web site: General Election – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 2, 2010 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 3 . November 26, 2013.
7. Web site: Primary Election 2012 – State of Hawaii – Statewide August 11, 2012. Hawaii Office of Elections. Honolulu, Hawaii. 5. November 26, 2013.
8. Web site: Hawaii General 2012 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 6, 2012. Hawaii Office of Elections. Honolulu, Hawaii. 2. November 26, 2013.