Suzanne Chun Oakland | |
Image Name: | Suzanne C Oakland.jpg |
State Senate: | Hawaii |
State: | Hawaii |
District: | 13th |
Prior Term: | 14th (1996-2002) |
Term Start: | November 5, 1996 |
Term End: | November 8, 2016 |
Preceded: | Milton Holt |
Succeeded: | Karl Rhoads |
State House2: | Hawaii |
District2: | 27th |
Prior Term2: | 34th (1990-1992) |
Term Start2: | 1990 |
Term End2: | 1996 |
Preceded2: | Michael Liu |
Succeeded2: | Lei Ahu Isa |
Party: | Democrat |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1961 |
Birth Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of Hawaiʻi |
Spouse: | Michael Oakland |
Children: | 3 |
Suzanne N.J. 'Susie' Chun Oakland (born June 27, 1961) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate who represented the 13th District from 1996 to 2016. Previously she was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1990 to 1996. She is generally considered to have liberal political views.
Chun Oakland received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Psychology from the University of Hawaiʻi.
Suzanne Chun Oakland is the eldest of three siblings born to Philip S. Chun and Mei-Chih Chun. She is the mother of three children and two grandchildren.