John Mathias Engler is an American politician,lawyer,businessman,and lobbyist who served as the 46th governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. Considered one of the country's top lobbyists,he is a member of the Republican Party.
Edward Espenett Case is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district since 2019,which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He represented the 2nd district,which covers the rest of the state,from 2002 to 2007.
Mazie Keiko Hirono is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Hawaii. A member of the Democratic Party,Hirono previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013. Hirono also served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1981 to 1994 and as Hawaii's tenth lieutenant governor from 1994 to 2002 under Ben Cayetano. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Hawaii in 2002,but lost to Republican Linda Lingle.
The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III,Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii,amended during the 1978 constitutional convention,the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal number of districts across the islands. It is led by the Speaker of the House elected from the membership of the House,with majority and minority leaders elected from their party's respective caucuses. The current Speaker of the House is Nadine Nakamura.
Mark Jeremy Bennett is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Campbell "Cam" Cavasso,is an American politician,businessman and perennial candidate. A Republican,Cavasso served three terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991,and would later run for both chambers of the United States Congress in 2004,2010,2014,and 2018.
The Hawaii Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party (GOP) in Hawaii,headquartered in Honolulu. The party was strong during Hawaii's territorial days,but following the Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954 the Democratic Party came to dominate Hawaii. The party currently has little power and is the weakest state affiliate of the national Republican Party;it controls none of Hawaii's statewide or federal elected offices and has the least presence in the state legislature of any state Republican party.
The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Hawaii.
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature,while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York,its members are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. The Democratic Party has held control of the New York State Senate since 2019. The Senate majority leader is Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based at the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond. As of May 2024,it controls all three statewide elected offices,5 out of 11 U.S. House seats,and the governor's seat within the state.
Brian Emanuel Schatz is an American educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Hawaii,a seat he has held since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party,Schatz served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006,representing the 25th legislative district;as the chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii from 2008 to 2010;and as the 12th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2012.
The Maine Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Maine.
The Vermont Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Vermont and has been active since its foundation in the 1860s. The party is the second largest in the state behind the Vermont Democratic Party,but ahead of the Vermont Progressive Party. The party historically dominated Vermont politics until the mid-20th century,but was replaced by the Vermont Democratic Party. The party currently has very weak federal electoral power in the state,controlling none of Vermont's federal elected offices. The two statewide offices that the party currently controls are the governorship,held by Phil Scott,and the lieutenant governorship,held by John S. Rodgers.
Colleen Wakako Hanabusa is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she ran for her party's nomination for governor of Hawaii in 2018,challenging and losing to incumbent and fellow Democrat David Ige.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest by area and includes most of the western part of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2025,she is the last Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
David Yutaka Ige is an American politician and engineer who served as the eighth governor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat,he served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1994 to 2014 and the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1985 to 1994.
Joshua Booth Green is an American politician and physician who has served as the ninth governor of Hawaii since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 15th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2018 to 2022,a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2008 to 2018,and a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.
The 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Hawaii and lieutenant governor of Hawaii.
Kaialiʻi Kahele is an American politician,educator,and commercial pilot who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to 2020,he served in the Hawaii Senate from the 1st District. In 2024,he was elected as a trustee to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs,with fellow board members electing him as chair. Kahele is a member of the Democratic Party and the son of the late Hawaii Senate member Gil Kahele.
Brian A. Benjamin is an American politician and businessman who was the lieutenant governor of New York from September 2021 until he resigned on April 12,2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 30th district in the New York State Senate from 2017 to 2021.
