Les Ihara Jr. | |
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![]() Ihara in 2011 | |
Member of the Hawaii Senate | |
Assumed office November 1994 | |
Preceded by | Bertrand Kobayashi |
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives | |
In office November 1986 –November 1994 | |
Preceded by | Ken Kiyabu |
Succeeded by | Brian Yamane |
Constituency | 26th district (1986–1992) 19th district (1992–1994) |
Personal details | |
Born | Honolulu,Hawaii | April 19,1951
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Honolulu,Hawaii |
Alma mater | George Washington University University of Hawaii |
Website | lesiharajr |
Les Seichi Ihara Jr. [1] [2] (born April 19,1951) is an American politician. He has served as a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 6,2012,representing District 10. Ihara served consecutively from 1994 until 2012 in the District 9 and District 10 seats,having served consecutively in the Hawaii State Legislature from 1986 until 1994 in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
Ihara attended George Washington University and earned his BA in liberal studies from the University of Hawaii.
As of February 2025,he serves on the board of directors at the Kettering Foundation,an American non-partisan research foundation. [17]