Whitney Anderson
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Whitney T. Anderson is an American
politician
and businessman from Waimanalo, Hawaii. He is the younger brother of D.G. "Andy" Anderson
.
He served for a total of 20 years in both chambers of the Hawaii State Legislature
. Anderson's first experience in Hawaiian politics
resulted from working on brother Andy's various campaigns for City Council, the Hawaii State Legislature, Mayor of Honolulu
and Governor of Hawaii
. Anderson later worked on the campaigns of other prominent Hawaii Republicans, including Gov. William F. Quinn
and gubernatorial candidate Randy Crossley. He was also extremely involved with the state Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, having served as both Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club president and state Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs president. Anderson holds the distinction of being the first state Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs president to lead an annual Club convention out-of-state.
Whitney Anderson's first stint in public office came in 1978, when he won a State House
seat representing Kailua. Anderson would hold the positions of House Minority Floor Leader and House Minority Leader. In 1992, after fourteen years in the State House, Anderson decided to vacate his seat to run for Mayor of Honolulu against incumbent Mayor Frank Fasi
in the GOP primary election. Anderson lost this election.
In late 1994, longtime Windward Oahu Republican
state Sen. Mary George
announced her retirement in the middle of a four-year term. Democratic Hawaii
Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano
made Whitney Anderson his first appointee to the State Legislature, selecting Anderson to fill the remaining two years of retiring George's term. Anderson ran for re-election to the Hawaii State Senate in 1996, defeating former State House Vice Speaker Jackie Young in one of the year's most hotly contested races. Upon re-election to his state Senate seat, Anderson assumed the Senate Minority Leadership position, a position he held until his exit from the Senate in 2000. At the time of his departure from the Hawaii State Senate, Anderson was Hawaii's sole state senator of native Hawaiian
ancestry.
In the 2006 elections, Anderson will seek an at-large seat on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Board of Trustees.
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and businessman from Waimanalo, Hawaii. He is the younger brother of D.G. "Andy" Anderson
D. G. Anderson
Dominis Garrida Anderson , also popularly known as D.G. Anderson and Andy Anderson, is an American politician and businessman from Honolulu, Hawai'i....
.
He served for a total of 20 years in both chambers of the Hawaii State Legislature
Hawaii Legislature
The Hawaii State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state legislature is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Hawaii House of Representatives with 51 representatives, and an upper house, the 25-member Hawaii Senate. There are a total of 76...
. Anderson's first experience in Hawaiian politics
Politics of Hawaii
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resulted from working on brother Andy's various campaigns for City Council, the Hawaii State Legislature, Mayor of Honolulu
Mayor of Honolulu
The Mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu and considered the third most powerful official in the U.S. state of Hawaii, behind the Governor of Hawaii and the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii...
and Governor of Hawaii
Governor of Hawaii
The Governor of Hawaii is the chief executive of the state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state...
. Anderson later worked on the campaigns of other prominent Hawaii Republicans, including Gov. William F. Quinn
William F. Quinn
William Francis Quinn was the Governor of the Territory of Hawai'i from 1957 to 1959 and the Governor of the State of Hawai'i from 1959 to 1962. Originally appointed to the office by President Dwight D...
and gubernatorial candidate Randy Crossley. He was also extremely involved with the state Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, having served as both Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club president and state Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs president. Anderson holds the distinction of being the first state Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs president to lead an annual Club convention out-of-state.
Whitney Anderson's first stint in public office came in 1978, when he won a State House
Hawaii House of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Accord to Article III, Section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal amount of districts...
seat representing Kailua. Anderson would hold the positions of House Minority Floor Leader and House Minority Leader. In 1992, after fourteen years in the State House, Anderson decided to vacate his seat to run for Mayor of Honolulu against incumbent Mayor Frank Fasi
Frank Fasi
Frank Francis Fasi was a United States politician having the distinction as the longest serving Mayor of Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii. He also served as a territorial senator and member of the Honolulu City Council...
in the GOP primary election. Anderson lost this election.
In late 1994, longtime Windward Oahu Republican
Hawaii Republican Party
The Hawaii Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party of the United States. Based in Honolulu, the party is a central organization established for the promotion of the party platform as it is drafted in convention every other year...
state Sen. Mary George
Mary George
Mary Forrest George, née Baxter , well known as Elizabeth Thornton is a British-Canadian writer of 31 historical romance novels from 1986 to 2010....
announced her retirement in the middle of a four-year term. Democratic Hawaii
Democratic Party of Hawaii
The Democratic Party of Hawaii is an arm of the Democratic Party of the United States based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The party is a centralized organization established to promote the party platform as drafted in convention biennially...
Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano
Ben Cayetano
Benjamin Jerome "Ben" Cayetano served as the fifth Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United States.- Early years :...
made Whitney Anderson his first appointee to the State Legislature, selecting Anderson to fill the remaining two years of retiring George's term. Anderson ran for re-election to the Hawaii State Senate in 1996, defeating former State House Vice Speaker Jackie Young in one of the year's most hotly contested races. Upon re-election to his state Senate seat, Anderson assumed the Senate Minority Leadership position, a position he held until his exit from the Senate in 2000. At the time of his departure from the Hawaii State Senate, Anderson was Hawaii's sole state senator of native Hawaiian
Native Hawaiians
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ancestry.
In the 2006 elections, Anderson will seek an at-large seat on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a semi-autonomous entity of the state of Hawaii charged with the administration of 1.8 million acres of royal land held in trust for the benefit of native Hawaiians...
Board of Trustees.