Natalia Hussey-Burdick

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Natalia Hussey-Burdick
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Member of the HawaiiHouseofRepresentatives
from the 50th district
Assumed office
November 8, 2022

Natalia Hussey-Burdick is an American politician and activist, who was elected to succeed Patrick Branco as State Representative for District 50 in the Hawaii House of Representatives during the state's 2022 General Election.

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Education and early career

Hussey-Burdick graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi in 2016 with a B.A. in biology. She initially made plans to attend Medical School. [2]

Before becoming a candidate for public office herself, Hussey-Burdick worked a legislative aide for Hawaii State Senator Laura Thielen and a Committee Clerk for the House Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. [3]

Political career

In 2018, Hussey-Burdick launched her campaign to represent Hawaii's 49th House of Representatives District, entering a four-way primary election. She later lost the primary election, coming in second place with about 19 percent of the vote, paving the way for Scot Matayoshi to win the General election uncontested.

After her 2018 loss, she served as Office Manager to State Representative Tina Wildberger. [4] In 2021, she was also confirmed as a member of the State Council Reapportionment Commission, which was responsible for Hawaii's redistricting process following the 2020 census. She also served as Secretary of the Hawaii Democratic Party from 2018 to 2020. [5]

In 2022, Hussey-Burdick ran in Hawaii's 50th House District race to succeed Patrick Branco, who did not run for reelection to the state house in order to run for Congress in the 2022 midterm elections. Hussey-Burdick won a four-way primary election with less than 42 percent of the vote. [6] She then went on to easily win the primary election against local political and businessowner Kathy Thurston with over 60 percent of the vote. [7]

In April 2023, Hussey-Burdick was accused by several fellow legislators of allegedly trying to get them arrested for drunk driving in connection with a party held at the State Capitol; she later released a statement of apology. [8] [9]

In May 2023, Hussey-Burdick joined seven other members of the Hawaii House of Representatives in voting no on the state budget amidst criticism that it failed to appropriate funds to, among other things, the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the University of Hawaiʻi System. The budget was ultimately adopted by the House by a vote of 41-8. [10]

Electoral history

2018 Hawaii House of Representatives Election, District 49 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scot Matayoshi 5,336 72.44
Democratic Natalia Hussey-Burdick1,39318.91
Democratic Kaui Dalire3244.40
Democratic Mo Radke3134.25
Total votes7,366 100.0
2022 Hawaii House of Representatives Election, District 50 [12] [13]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Natalia Hussey-Burdick 3,088 48.38
Democratic Michael Lee2,84544.57
Democratic Esera D.L. Vegas2834.43
Democratic Toni C. Difante1672.62
Total votes6,383 100.00
General election
Democratic Natalia Hussey-Burdick6,99763.14
Republican Kathy Thurston4,08536.86
Total votes11,082 100.00
Democratic hold

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  2. ↑ "Legislative Members". www.capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Natalia for Hawai'i". Natalia for Hawai'i. Natalia for Hawai'i. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ http://www.dist11smaui.com
  5. ↑ Wiens, Richard (September 28, 2022). "Candidate Q&A: State House District 50 — Natalia Hussey-Burdick". Honolulu Civil Beat. Honolulu Civil Beat Inc. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2022 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 13, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Board of Elections. Hawaii Board of Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ Dayton, Kevin (November 9, 2022). "Hawaii Legislature: Matt LoPresti And Sharon Har Lose After Their DUI Arrests". Honolulu Civil Beat. Honolulu Civil Beat Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ Huff, Daryl (April 14, 2023). "Freshman lawmaker accused of trying to get fellow legislators arrested for drunk driving". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ Hussey-Burdick, Natalia (April 14, 2023). "Representative Natalia Hussey-Burdick's Official Statement Regarding Civil Beat Article Published on April 13, 2023". Facebook (Press release). Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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