Makani Christensen

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Makani Christensen

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 13, 2016

Contact

Personal website

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Makani Christensen was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Hawaii. Christensen was defeated by incumbent Brian Schatz in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Hawaii's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brian Schatz (D) defeated John Carroll (R), Michael Kokoski (L), Joy Allison (Constitution Party), and John Giuffre (American Shopping Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schatz defeated Makani Christensen, Tutz Honeychurch, Arturo Reyes, and Miles Shiratori in the Democratic primary, while Carroll defeated Karla Gottschalk, Eddie Pirkowski, and John Roco to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Schatz Incumbent	73.6%	306,604
	Republican	John Carroll	22.2%	92,653
	Constitution	Joy Allison	2.2%	9,103
	Libertarian	Michael Kokoski	1.6%	6,809
	American Shopping	John Giuffre	0.3%	1,393
Total Votes				416,562
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Schatz Incumbent	86.2%	162,905
Makani Christensen	6.3%	11,899
Miles Shiratori	4.6%	8,620
Arturo Reyes	2%	3,820
Tutz Honeychurch	1%	1,815
Total Votes		189,059
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Carroll	74.6%	26,749
John Roco	11%	3,956
Karla Gottschalk	8.5%	3,045
Eddie Pirkowski	5.9%	2,115
Total Votes		35,865
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

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

“	Jobs in Hawaii: In order to provide jobs for Hawaii's people, local businesses should be encouraged and supported, and Hawaii should seek additional federal funds for military in Hawaii. In addition, more federal grants should be sought and granted for Hawaii research, government, and nonprofit organizations needs. Hawaii needs jobs for Hawaii people, and no jobs will be created and jobs will be lost if the growth of local businesses is unnecessarily stifled or destroyed. Social Security and Medicare: One emerging concern that has arisen with the Affordable Care Act is that Medicare reimbursements to physicians was lowered. Accordingly, many doctors have refused to accept Medicare patients. Without doctors who accept Medicare insurance, the insurance is not worth much for the elderly. This is an area that needs to be corrected, and I believe Medicare reimbursements to Hawaii doctors should be increased so more doctors would accept Hawaii seniors as patients. Agriculture and Fishing: Those in the agriculture and fishing industries should also be supported and encouraged. Without Hawaii fresh food and fish, Hawaii would have to import an increasing amount of its food supply. Hawaii should develop its agriculture and fishing industries so the islands can be self sustaining for its people. In an emergency, locally grown food and fish can provide the necessary food for residents and visitors. Small Business: Small businesses are the backbone of Hawaii. Those who are innovative and successful in business and do more than just keep themselves afloat in this costly state by hiring others with income, a living, and a sense of worth should be encouraged, not given more hurdles to overcome. Hawaii needs to have a more business-friendly environment to attract more businesses instead of losing businesses and jobs to other places. If we ever want to become self-sustaining beyond tourism, we need to assist and invest in small businesses already in Hawaii and encourage the entrepreneurs to create new jobs. Women's Rights: Many are conflicted with the option of abortion...If we are not the ones who will bear her burdens, then ultimately, we are not the ones to make that decision for her. Wages for men and women who do the same job or similar work should be equal. If a person can complete a job, they should be paid for that work.	”
—Makani Christensen's campaign website, http://www.makanichristensen.com/new-index#new-page

Recent news

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See also

Suggest a link

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2016

External links

• Official campaign website
• Facebook page

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)