Clayton Hee

Clayton Hee

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Hawaii House of Representatives

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Hawaii State Senate District 23

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 10, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Hawaii, 1975

Graduate

University of Hawaii, 1979

Personal

Profession

Business Owner and Consultant

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Clayton Hee (Democratic Party) was a member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office in 2004. He left office in 2014.

Hee (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii State Senate to represent District 23. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 10, 2024.

Biography

Hee earned his B.A. from the University of Hawaii in 1975, his Professional Diploma from the University of Hawaii in 1977 and his M.A. in Pacific Islands Studies from the University of Hawaii in 1979. His professional experience includes working as a teacher from 1975 to 1981, business owner and consultant.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hee served on the following committees:

Hawaii committee assignments, 2013
• Judiciary and Labor
• Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hee served on these committees:

Hawaii committee assignments, 2011
• Hawaiian Affairs
• Judiciary and Labor, Chair

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hee served on these committees:

Hawaii committee assignments, 2009
• Economic Development and Technology
• Labor
• Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs
• Ways and Means

Issues

Campaign spending

In September 2013, it was reported by WatchDog.org, an organization of investigative journalists, that Hee spent $759 on an extended power saw “for sign/banner construction,” the second major power tool purchased by his campaign in recent years. Hee responded:

"The Hawaii Administrative Rules 3-160-42 outline campaign related expenses and Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302 (1) (A) and 11-381 A (2) justify the purchase of campaign related machinery and tools as well as define equipment used for campaign purposes."

State spending laws in the state of Hawaii allow lawmakers and candidates to purchase any items that are used for their campaigns. Campaign funds require reimbursement if any asset is also used for personal gain. Hee maintains his purchases are acceptable to the HI Campaign Spending Commission.

Elections

2024

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Hawaii State Senate District 23

Incumbent Brenton Awa defeated Ben Shafer in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 23 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenton Awa (R)	52.7	10,567
		Ben Shafer (D)	47.3	9,477

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 20,044
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 23

Ben Shafer defeated Clayton Hee in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 23 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Shafer	56.4	3,359
		Clayton Hee	43.6	2,596

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,955
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 23

Incumbent Brenton Awa advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 23 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenton Awa	100.0	2,314

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,314
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hee in this election.

2018

State Senate

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2018

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Gil Riviere won election in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 23.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 23

Incumbent Gil Riviere defeated Clayton Hee in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 23 on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gil Riviere	66.8	3,640
		Clayton Hee	33.2	1,806

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,446
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Governor

See also: Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 11 Republican primary)

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Hawaii

Incumbent David Ige defeated Andria Tupola, Jim Brewer, and Terrence Teruya in the general election for Governor of Hawaii on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Ige (D)	62.7	244,934
		Andria Tupola (R)	33.7	131,719
		Jim Brewer (G)	2.6	10,123
		Terrence Teruya (Nonpartisan)	1.0	4,067

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 390,843
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Ige	51.4	124,572
		Colleen Hanabusa	44.4	107,631
		Ernest Caravalho	2.3	5,662
		Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a	0.9	2,298
		Richard Kim	0.6	1,576
		Van Tanabe	0.3	775

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 242,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clayton Hee (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii

Andria Tupola defeated John Carroll and Ray L'Heureux in the Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andria Tupola	55.5	17,297
		John Carroll	35.2	10,974
		Ray L'Heureux	9.3	2,885

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,156
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Hawaii

Terrence Teruya defeated Selina Blackwell and Link El in the primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terrence Teruya	47.7	543
		Selina Blackwell	43.7	497
		Link El	8.6	98

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,138
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Green primary election

Green primary for Governor of Hawaii

Jim Brewer advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Brewer	100.0	454

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 454
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2014

See also: Hawaii lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Hee ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in the 2014 elections. He sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on August 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Democratic primary - August 9, 2014

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Shan Tsutsui Incumbent	53.7%	120,779
Clayton Hee	36.1%	81,255
Mary Zanakis	8.1%	18,174
Miles Shiratori	1.2%	2,593
Sam Puletasi	0.9%	2,126
Total Votes		224,927
Election results via Hawaii Division of Elections.

Polls

Hawaii Lieutenant Governor, Democratic Primary
Poll	Shan Tsutsui*	Clayton Hee	Mary Zanakis	Miles Shiratori	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Hawaii News Now Poll July 2014	36%	34%	7%	2%	21%	+/-4.6	458
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

2012

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012

Hee won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 23. Hee ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and defeated Colleen Meyer (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Hawaii State Senate, District 23, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Clayton Hee Incumbent	53.4%	6,965
	Republican	Colleen Meyer	46.6%	6,070
Total Votes				13,035

2008

On November 4, 2008, Hee won re-election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 23rd Senate District. Hee received 10,727 votes in the election, defeating Richard Fale (R), who received 5,269 votes. Additionally, 1,197 "Blank" votes and 5 "Over" votes were cast in the election. Hee raised $239,210 for his campaign; Fale raised $1,550.

Hawaii State Senate, District 23 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Clayton Hee (D)		10,727	62.4%
Richard Fale (R)		5,269	30.6%
Blank		1,197	7.0%
Over		5	0.0%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2018

“	Our Future Young people cannot afford to buy homes and families are ending up on the streets. We need a true living wage and an honest conversation about affordable housing. Our Legacy Hawaii is a state that is aging. We need an infrastructure to support our kupuna and their caretakers. Our Home Sea level rise is already washing away our roads. We need to do something about climate change today, not tomorrow. Our Health We are in a healthcare crisis. The house is on fire and we are doing nothing. It is time to explore every option to identify the right solutions. Our Prosperity The cost of Rail is sucking up our entire budget, taking away from education, infrastructure and our social safety net while the rich get richer. The cost of rail has become an illness that has spread to every island, we need effective leadership that will ensure that this illness does not continue to spread. Enough is Enough Hawaiʻi needs champion and a fighter for the people. Hawaiʻi needs a leader like Clayton Hee.	”
—Friends of Clayton Hee

Campaign finance summary

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Clayton Hee campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Hawaii State Senate District 23	Lost primary	$97,400	$16,289
2018	Hawaii State Senate District 23	Lost primary	$64,698	N/A**
2014	Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii	Lost	$186,988	N/A**
2012	Hawaii State Senate, District 23	Won	$290,243	N/A**
2008	Hawaii State Senate, District 23	Won	$239,210	N/A**
2004	Hawaii State Senate, District 23	Won	$104,136	N/A**
2002	Governor/Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii	Lost	$0	N/A**
1998	Office of Hawaiian Affairs, District Oahu	Won	$16,566	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Hawaii

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2014

In 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 through May 2.

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• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show].
In 2013, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 3. Paychecks Hawaii Legislators are scored on their "support and advocacy for small business and an improved business climate."

Hawaii Grassroot Institute

See also: Hawaii Grassroot Institute Scorecard (2010)

The Grassroot Institute issued its 2010 Legislative Score Card that tallied the votes of Hawaii legislators and graded their votes based on the Institute's values of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government. The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Hee received a total score of 6%. Here are the scores Hee received based on specific categories.

2010 Hawaii Senate Legislative Scorecard
Taxes	Business climate	Spending	Individual liberty	Raids	Scope of government
2%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%

Personal

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Hee and his wife, Lynn Waters, have one child.

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