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Kim Coco Iwamoto | |
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| Member-elect of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| Assuming office January 15, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Scott Saiki |
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| Born | May 26, 1968 Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Technology (AA) San Francisco State University (BA) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Kim Coco Iwamoto (born May 26, 1968)[1] is an American politician from Hawaii and member-elect to the Hawaii House of Representatives. When she is sworn in on January 15, Iwamoto will become the first transgender state legislator in Hawaii history.[2][a] She was also one of the Democratic primary candidates for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in the 2018 election.[3] She previously served as a commissioner on the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and was elected to serve two terms on the Hawaii Board of Education.
Iwamoto was recognized as a Champion of Change by President Barack Obama in 2013[4] and in 2018, Newsweek listed her as one of fifty need-to-know pioneers for LGBTQ rights.[5]
In September 2024, Iwamoto and nine others were arrested and cited for alleged obstruction at a protest at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children during a management lockout of unionized nurses.[6] The charges were later dismissed.[7]
- ^ "ABOUT KIM COCO". 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ Prager, Sarah (November 8, 2024). "LGBTQ candidates saw big election wins, with several historic victories". NBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "Kim Coco Iwamoto for Lt. Governor".
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "LGBT Pride Month 2018: 50 Gay Rights Movement Pioneers You Need to Know". Newsweek. June 9, 2018.
- ^ Press, The Associated (September 24, 2024). "Nurse Labor Dispute At Hawaii Hospital Escalates With 10 Arrests". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Staff, Star-Advertiser (October 22, 2024). "Charges dismissed against 10 arrested during Kapi'olani hospital protest". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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