State House: | Hawaii |
District: | 49th |
Term Start: | 2004 |
Term End: | 2012 |
Predecessor: | unknown |
Successor: | Jessica Wooley (redistricting) |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1970 |
Birth Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | University of Hawaii |
Pono Chong (born August 27, 1970, in Honolulu) is an American politician from Hawaii. He served as a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing District 49 from 2004 to 2012.[1] He was the majority leader from 2011 to 2012.[2]
In the 2012 election, Democratic Representative Jessica Wooley (District 47) defeated Chong (District 49) for the Democratic nomination in District 48.[3]
In 2017, Chong left the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to join the Hawaii Medical Service Association.[4] Chong now works as a lobbyist at Pono Consulting LLC.[5]