Javier Ocasio

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Javier Ocasio

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2016

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Personal website 

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Javier Ocasio was a 2016 Democratic special election candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Hawaii.[1]

Ocasio was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Hawaii.[2] Ocasio was defeated by Colleen Hanabusa in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2016.[3]

Elections

2016

Special election

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District special election, 2016

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District held a special election to replace Mark Takai, who died on July 20, 2016, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The election was held at the same time as the regular election on November 8, 2016. Colleen Hanabusa (D) won the election and served out the final two months of Takai's term. She defeated Peter Cross (D), Angela Aulani Kaaihue (D), Howard Kim (D), Javier Ocasio (D), Shirlene Ostrov (R), Alan Yim (L), Calvin Griffin (I), Yvonne Perry (I), and Peter Plotzeneder (I) in the election.[4][1]

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 Special Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Hanabusa 65.1% 129,083
     Republican Shirlene Ostrov 22.2% 44,090
     Democratic Angela Aulani Kaaihue 3% 5,885
     Libertarian Alan Yim 2.8% 5,559
     Democratic Howard Kim 2.1% 4,259
     Democratic Peter Cross 1.7% 3,420
     Independent Calvin Griffin 1.4% 2,824
     Democratic Javier Ocasio 1% 1,893
     Independent Yvonne Perry 0.5% 1,050
     Independent Peter Plotzeneder 0.2% 328
Total Votes 198,391
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

Regular election

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mark Takai (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. The seat was vacant following Takai's death from pancreatic cancer on July 20, 2016. Colleen Hanabusa (D) defeated Shirlene Ostrov (R), Alan Yim (L), and Calvin Griffin (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hanabusa defeated six other Democratic candidates in the primary on August 13, 2016.[2][5][3]

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Hanabusa 71.9% 145,417
     Republican Shirlene Ostrov 22.7% 45,958
     Libertarian Alan Yim 3.3% 6,601
     Independent Calvin Griffin 2.2% 4,381
Total Votes 202,357
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State


U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Hanabusa 80.4% 74,022
Lei Ahu Isa 12.5% 11,518
Howard Kim 3% 2,750
Javier Ocasio 1.2% 1,117
Sam Puletas 1.1% 1,036
Lei Sharsh-Davis 1% 915
Steve Tataii 0.8% 737
Total Votes 92,095
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Ocasio's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Education: We need a dramatic investment in our schools and less complication in funding. This will help to pay teachers what they deserve, to increase the amount of teachers, and to create better facilities that are more conducive for learning. The focus needs to shift away from standardized testing. Our current history books and lessons have sterilized our true history. We also need technology to be integrated into our schools.
  • Climate Change: I firmly believe that if we were to transition from a war based economy/country to one based off of clean up, restoration and regeneration, we could not only diminish the effects of climate change but we would be more prepared for the unexpected.
  • First Peoples of Hawai'i: I fully support, like many others, the Hawai'ians right to self determination but if they are truly to be free to self determine, the hard right must take the place over the easy wrong. The Native Hawai'ians need to be recognized for what they are and were; a Kingdom. Not a tribe.While the major decisions are up to them of what the native Hawai'ians want their government to be like and how it will relate to the state of Hawai'i and the U.S. government, as a member of Congress, I will do all I can to help.
  • Veterans: Ending these needless wars is the easiest way to support the troops. Spending less money on weapons and investing more on soldiers and veterans is the best way to fulfill the promise of care we have made to them.
  • Jobs:Changing tax laws, increasing taxes on rich people and corporations, closing loopholes, ending trade agreements or changing them, raising the minimum wage to a living wage that keeps up with inflation and costs of living, all of these ideas and more are what are necessary to change things so that you and I do not have to choose between food, or housing, or between medical care, and bills.

[6]

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—Javier Ocasio's campaign website, http://www.javierocasioforcongress.com/#!platformfortransformation/cee5

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hawaii Secretary of State, "2016 Special Election Candidates," accessed August 30, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hawaii Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates," accessed June 8, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, "Hawaii House Races Results," August 13, 2016
  4. ↑ Hawaii News Now, "State to hold special election for remainder of Takai's term," July 20, 2016
  5. ↑ The Hill, "Rep. Mark Takai dies at 49," July 20, 2016
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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