{"id":3313,"date":"2024-08-14T20:05:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T06:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2024-08-14T20:05:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T06:05:39","slug":"elections-2024-deceased-legislator-won-primary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3313","title":{"rendered":"Elections 2024: Deceased Legislator won Primary elections."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Representative Nakashima passed away on July 11, 2024. But on the August 10, 2024 Primary Elections, he garnered 3,852 which is 62.9% Blank Votes: 2,170 is 35.5%\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n

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Rep. Nakashima was unopposed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Governor would be choosing his replacement, I assume. If he had other opponents from the Democratic or other Party, the results may be different?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is some information about Rep. Nakashima. We offer our aloha and condolences to his ohana. Excerpt <\/a>from ncsl.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawaii Rep. Mark Nakashima died Thursday in Honolulu. He was 61.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMark served his community and our state with dignity and respect,\u201d House Speaker Scott Saiki said. \u201cHe will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A former public school teacher and education advocate, Nakashima made the transition from teaching to elected office in 2008 when he won House District 1 to represent H\u0101m\u0101kua, portion of Hilo, and Ka\u016bmana on the Big Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nakashima was a proponent for the development of geothermal energy to advance the state\u2019s clean energy goals. As chair of the Committee on Labor and Public Employment, he helped raise Hawaii\u2019s minimum wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRep. Nakashima\u2019s legacy of service, dedication to education, and commitment to sustainable energy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

will continue to inspire us all. He was a gentle yet fierce advocate for the residents of Hawaii, and we honor his memory and his contributions to our community and state,\u201d Gov. Josh Green said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green ordered the U.S. and Hawaii flags flown at half-staff effective from today through Monday in recognition of Nakashima\u2019s \u201cunwavering service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nakashima dedicated his time to helping local organizations such as the H\u0101m\u0101kua Lions Club, U.S.-Japan Council and Hawaii State Jaycees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRep. Nakashima was an unselfish public servant who will be remembered for his wry sense of humor, easygoing manner, and establishing the benchmark in dealing with life\u2019s adversities with quiet strength and resilience,\u201d Senate President Ron Kouchi said in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nakashima is survived by his mother, Betty Nakashima, sister Sandra Jakob, wife Yvette Lee-Nakashima and stepchildren Royce Hirai and Loryn Hirai.<\/span><\/p>

Uyen Vong is NCSL\u2019s associate director\u00a0of public affairs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Representative Nakashima passed away on July 11, 2024. But on the August 10, 2024 Primary Elections, he garnered 3,852 which is 62.9% Blank Votes: 2,170 is 35.5%\u00a0 Rep. Nakashima was unopposed. The Governor would be choosing his replacement, I assume. If he had other opponents from the Democratic or other Party, the results may be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3315,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions\/3315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}