Emma Pohlman

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Emma Pohlman

Green Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Southern California, 2009

Law

Loyola Law School, 2014

Personal

Profession

Lawyer

Contact

Campaign website

Personal Twitter

Personal YouTube

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Emma Pohlman (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Hawaii. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Emma Pohlman was born in the City of Balanga Bataan, Philippines. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California in 2009 and a law degree from Loyola Law School in 2014. Her career experience includes working as a lawyer.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Mazie K. Hirono defeated Bob McDermott, Shelby Billionaire, and Emma Pohlman in the general election for U.S. Senate Hawaii on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mazie K. Hirono (D)	64.6	324,194
		Bob McDermott (R)	31.9	160,075
		Shelby Billionaire (We the People)	1.8	9,224
		Emma Pohlman (G)	1.6	8,270

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 501,763
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Mazie K. Hirono defeated Ron Curtis and Clyde McClain Lewman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mazie K. Hirono	90.5	176,131
		Ron Curtis	7.3	14,271
		Clyde McClain Lewman	2.2	4,287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob McDermott	51.9	27,961
		Adriel Lam	16.5	8,913
		Melba Amaral	14.2	7,627
		Paul Dolan	7.4	4,006
		Arturo Reyes	6.2	3,319
		Emmanuel Tipon	3.8	2,075

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,901
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Harry Friel, Jr. (R)
• Keith Drummond Lambert (R)
• Ku Lono Cuadra (R)
• Lester Fung (R)
• Walter Kupau Jr. (R)
• Eddie Pirkowski (R)
• Shaena Dela Cruz Hoohuli (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		John Giuffre	100.0	966

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Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 966
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Link El

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Decker (Aloha Aina Party)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Emma Pohlman advanced from the Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emma Pohlman	100.0	1,342

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,342
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jennifer Booker (G)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Toman (L)

We the People primary election

We the People primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Shelby Billionaire advanced from the We the People primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelby Billionaire	100.0	977

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 977
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2022

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Brian E. Schatz defeated Bob McDermott, Feena Bonoan, Emma Pohlman, and Dan Decker in the general election for U.S. Senate Hawaii on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian E. Schatz (D)	71.2	290,894
		Bob McDermott (R)	26.0	106,358
		Feena Bonoan (L)	1.2	4,915
		Emma Pohlman (G)	1.0	4,142
		Dan Decker (Aloha Aina Party)	0.5	2,208

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 408,517
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Brian E. Schatz defeated Steve Tataii in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian E. Schatz	93.6	228,595
		Steve Tataii	6.4	15,725

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 244,320
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Bob McDermott defeated Timothy Dalhouse, Wallyn Kanoelani Christian, Steven Bond, and Asia LaVonne in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob McDermott	39.6	25,686
		Timothy Dalhouse	26.4	17,158
		Wallyn Kanoelani Christian	14.6	9,497
		Steven Bond	9.9	6,407
		Asia LaVonne	9.5	6,187

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,935
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles Collins (R)
• John Roco (R)

Aloha Aina Party primary election

Aloha Aina Party primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Dan Decker advanced from the Aloha Aina Party primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Decker	100.0	987

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 987
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Emma Pohlman advanced from the Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emma Pohlman	100.0	1,245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,245
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Feena Bonoan advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Feena Bonoan	100.0	515

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 515
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Emma Pohlman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pohlman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Emma Jane Avila Pohlman. I am the best candidate for United States Senator of Hawai'i because I can read and write legislation and I am certified to mediate conflicts from Loyola Law School's Center for Conflict Resolution. I studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Southern California (USC) and earned my Juris Doctor at Loyola Law School. My platform is healing Earth. I believe in good government and fundamental core principles. My first goal is to build better schools for Hawai'i.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am the best candidate for United States Senator of Hawai'i because I can read and write legislation and I am certifiied to mediate conflicts.
• I will build better schools for Hawai'i.
• Heal Earth one seed at a time.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe we are responsible for healing our Earth.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Plato's Republic because I want to engineer a utopian society,

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Pollution.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term limits are absolutely necessary.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

No. I believe we need more diversity in politics. Career politicians are destroying America.

What do you think of the filibuster?

Waste of time.

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Emma Pohlman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. Senate Hawaii	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. Senate Hawaii	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mazie Hirono (D)

Brian Schatz (D)

Representatives

District 1

Ed Case (D)

District 2

Jill Tokuda (D)

Democratic Party (4)