Shan Tsutsui

Shan Tsutsui

12th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Incumbent
Assumed office December 27, 2012
Governor	Neil Abercrombie David Ige
Preceded by	Brian Schatz
12th President of the Hawaii Senate
In office November 6, 2010 – December 27, 2012
Preceded by	Colleen Hanabusa
Succeeded by	Donna Mercado Kim
Member of the Hawaii Senate
In office 2003-2012
Personal details
Born	(1971-08-09) August 9, 1971 Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lyndelle Lee
Alma mater	University of Hawaii, Manoa

Shan S. Tsutsui (born August 9, 1971) is an American politician who has been the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii since 2012. He was previously a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2003 to 2012, and he served as President of the Senate from 2010 to 2012.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Wailuku, Tsutsui graduated from Maui High School in 1989 and received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Hawaii in 1994.^[2]

Senate

Tsutsui was a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2003 until becoming Lieutenant Governor in 2012. From 2003 to 2011, he represented district 4, which includes Waihee, Wailuku, and Kahului.^[3] Subsequently he represented district 5.

Lieutenant Governor

Following the death of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz to replace Inouye in the U.S. Senate.^[4] As president of the Hawaii Senate, Tsutsui was first in line to replace Schatz as lieutenant governor.^[4] If Tsutsui had declined the position of lieutenant governor, Hawaii House Speaker Calvin Say could have accepted the position.^[5] Attorney General David M. Louie would have been next in line after Say.^[5] After consulting with his family, Senate leaders, and Governor Abercrombie, Tsutsui accepted the position the following day.^[6] Tsutsui's successor in the Senate (who served until 2014) was selected by Governor Abercrombie from a list of three names submitted by the central committee.^[6] Tsutsui's position as Senate president was filled by Senate vice president Donna Mercado Kim until Senate members voted on a new president on the opening day of the 2013 session.^[6]

Personal

He has three daughters with his wife, Lyndelle.^[2]

Electoral history

Hawai'i State Senate District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 2002
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui	4,255	53.12
Democratic	Jan Yagi Buen	2,921	36.47
Democratic	Thomas Cerizo	834	10.41

Hawai'i State Senate District 4 Election, 2002
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui	n/a	100.00

Hawai'i State Senate District 4 Election, 2004
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui (inc.)	n/a	100.00

Hawai'i State Senate District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 2006
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui (inc.)	6,177	68.32
Democratic	Jan Yagi Buen	2,864	31.68

Hawai'i State Senate District 4 Election, 2006
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tstsui (inc.)	n/a	100.00

Hawai'i State Senate District 4 Election, 2008
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui (inc.)	n/a	100.00

Hawai'i State Senate District 4 Election, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui (inc.)	10,931	77.83
Republican	Eric Seibert	3,113	22.17

Hawai'i State Senate District 5 Election, 2012
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui (inc.)	n/a	100.00

Hawai'i Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Shan Tsutsui (inc.)	120,779	47.36
Democratic	Clayton Hee	81,255	36.11
Democratic	Mary Zanakis	18,274	8.12
Democratic	Miles Shiratori	2,593	1.15
Democratic	Sam Puletasi	2,126	0.94

References

↑ Osher, Wendy (December 14, 2012). "House Leadership to be Determined on Opening Day". Maui News.
1 2 "Senator Shan S. Tsutsui". capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
↑ "State Senate chooses Donna Kim as new president". Honolulu Star Advertiser. December 28, 2012.
1 2 "Hawaii governor names Democrat, Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz, to succeed Inouye in US Senate". The Washington Post. Associated Press. December 26, 2012.
1 2 "Tsutsui may be affected by choice to fill vacancy". The Maui News. December 21, 2011.
1 2 3 Tran, Cam (December 27, 2012). "Tsutsui's promotion causes ripple effect: Senate to vote on new president on opening day". KITV.

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Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaiʻi

Political offices
Preceded by Colleen Hanabusa	President of the Hawaii Senate 2010–2012	Succeeded by Donna Mercado Kim
Preceded by Brian Schatz	Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii 2012–present	Incumbent

Current statewide political officials of Hawaii

U.S. Senators	Brian Schatz Mazie Hirono

State government	David Ige, Governor Shan Tsutsui, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Doug Chin, Attorney General Roderick Becker, Comptroller (appointed)

Senate	Ron Kouchi, President Michelle Kidani, Vice President Kalani English, Majority Leader

House	Joseph Souki, Speaker John Mizuno, Vice Speaker Scott Saiki, Majority Leader Beth Fukumoto, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Mark Recktenwald, Chief Justice Paula Nakayama Sabrina McKenna Richard Pollack Michael Wilson, Associate Justices

Lieutenant Governors of Hawaii

Kealoha Richardson Gill Ariyoshi Doi King Waihee Cayetano Hirono Aiona Schatz Tsutsui

Current lieutenant governors in the United States

Vice President of the United States: Joe Biden (D)

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Next-in-line of succession for states and territories without lieutenant governors: 1. Secretary of State 2. Senate President 3. Council Chair 4. Treasurer Political party affiliation: Republican: 38 Democratic: 17 Independent: 1

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Political party affiliations: 29 Republican 27 Democratic 1 Independent italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed

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