Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie
7th Governor of Hawaii
In office December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014
Lieutenant	Brian Schatz Shan Tsutsui
Preceded by	Linda Lingle
Succeeded by	David Ige
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st district
In office January 3, 1991 – February 28, 2010
Preceded by	Pat Saiki
Succeeded by	Charles Djou
In office September 20, 1986 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Cecil Heftel
Succeeded by	Pat Saiki
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
In office 1975–1979
Personal details
Born	(1938-06-26) June 26, 1938 (age 86) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Nancie Caraway ​ (m. 1981)​
Education	Union College (AB) University of Hawaii, Manoa (MA, PhD)
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Neil Abercrombie (born June 26, 1938) is an American politician. He was the 7th Governor of Hawaii from December 2010 to December 2014. Previously he was the Democratic U.S. Representative of the First Congressional District of Hawaii, which comprises urban Honolulu.

He served in Congress from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 to 2010, when he resigned to successfully run for governor. He has also served as a state legislator and member of the Honolulu City Council.

In August 2014, he was defeated in the Hawaii Democratic primary by state senator David Ige.

Abercrombie was born on June 26, 1938 in Buffalo, New York. He has Irish, English, and German ancestry.^[1] He studied at Union College and at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He went to schools in Hawaii with the parents of Barack Obama. Abercrombie has been married to Nancie Caraway since 1981.

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Ancestries of Members of the United States House of Representatives: Neil A. Abercrombie". RootsWeb. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2011-02-24.