Calvin Say
2021 - Present
2025
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Calvin Say (also known as K. Y.) is a member of the Honolulu City Council in Hawaii, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 2, 2021. His current term ends on January 2, 2025.
Say won election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 5 in Hawaii outright in the primary on August 8, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Say served as Speaker of the House from 1999 until 2012. He narrowly won the leadership position in 2011, when a rift between old-line and progressive Democrats left members divided over their choice for Speaker.[1]
Biography
Say's professional experience includes working as President of Kotake Shokai, Limited from 1980-2006 and as Secretary at Tokyo Bento Nichiyo.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Say was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Consumer Protection & Commerce |
| • Energy & Environmental Protection |
| • Water & Land |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Say served on the following committees:
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| • Education |
| • Energy & Environmental Protection |
| • Higher Education |
| • Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs |
| • Water & Land |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
Honolulu City Council
See also: City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 5
Calvin Say won election outright against Dave Watase and Philmund Lee in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 5 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Calvin Say (Nonpartisan) | 50.9 | 13,459 |
 | Dave Watase (Nonpartisan) | 41.3 | 10,916 | |
| Philmund Lee (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 2,043 | |
| Total votes: 26,418 | |||
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Hawaii House of Representatives
Calvin Say did not file to run for re-election.
2018
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Calvin Say defeated Julia Allen in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Calvin Say (D) | 72.9 | 6,247 |
 | Julia Allen (R) | 27.1 | 2,322 | |
| Total votes: 8,569 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Calvin Say advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Calvin Say | 100.0 | 4,794 |
| Total votes: 4,794 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20
Julia Allen defeated Brendan Hand in the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Allen | 83.6 | 382 |
| Brendan Hand | 16.4 | 75 | |
| Total votes: 457 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Calvin Say defeated Julia Allen in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 general election.[3]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Calvin Say Incumbent |
69.93% | 6,466 | |
| Republican | Julia Allen | 30.07% | 2,781 | |
| Total Votes | 9,247 | |||
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Calvin Say ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Calvin Say Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Julia Allen ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Julia Allen (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Calvin K.Y. Say was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Julia E. Allen was unopposed in the Republican primary. Say defeated Allen and Keiko Bonk (G) in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Calvin K.Y. Say Incumbent |
54.6% | 4,621 | |
| Green | Keiko Bonk | 24.2% | 2,047 | |
| Republican | Julia E. Allen | 21.2% | 1,794 | |
| Total Votes | 8,462 | |||
2012
Say won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 20. Say defeated Dwight Synan in the August 11 Democratic primary and defeated Julia Allen (R), Keiko Bonk (G) and Joseph Heukulani (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Calvin Say Incumbent |
56.9% | 5,704 | |
| Green | Keiko Bonk | 31.3% | 3,143 | |
| Republican | Julia Allen | 11.8% | 1,179 | |
| Total Votes | 10,026 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Calvin Say Incumbent |
80.5% | 4,695 |
| Dwight Synan | 19.5% | 1,134 |
| Total Votes | 5,829 | |
2010
Say won re-election to the 20th District seat in 2010. Say defeated Dwight Synan in the September 18 primary. The primary election took place on September 18, 2010. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Julia Allen ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[13]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 20 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Calvin Say (D)
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5,907 | 70.3% | ||
| Julia Allen (R) | 2,086 | 24.8% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Say won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 20th District, defeating Julia Allen (R). Say received 7,129 votes in the election while Allen received 1,916 votes.[14] Say raised $44,250 for his campaign; Allen raised $398.[15]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 20 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Calvin Say (D)
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7,129 | 73.5% | ||
| Julia Allen (R) | 1,916 | 19.7% | ||
| Blank | 652 | 6.7% | ||
| Over | 6 | 0.1% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 3.
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2017
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In 2017, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20. The legislature held its first special session from August 28 to September 1. The legislature held its second special session from September 25 to September 26. The legislature held its third special session on November 14.
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2016
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In 2016, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 through May 5. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20.
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2015
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In 2015, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 21 through May 7.
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2014
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In 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 3.
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Personal
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Say and his wife, Cora, have two children, Geoffrey and Jared.[18]
He is a member of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation Board of Directors and President/Executive Committee, National Speaker's Conference.
Noteworthy events
Residency challenge
In a special committee hearing on February 13, 2015, Say responded to a challenge of his residency. A group lead by attorney Lance Collins said that they held proof that Say did not live in his district. Say defended himself by saying that he still lived at his home in his district but that commitments in the capital meant that he spent significant time at his in-laws' home outside of his district. He compared the situation to legislators who live on neighboring islands and spend their week in Honolulu but fly home every weekend.[19]
On March 6, the House voted unanimously to adopt a report that rejected the challenge to Say's residency.[20]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KHON, "Calvin Say retains House leadership position," January 19, 2011
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed August 8, 2014
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign funds," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Calvin Say," accessed September 27, 2012
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Hawaii Rep. Calvin Say responds to residency challenge," February 12, 2015
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Hawaii House Is A-OK With Calvin Say," March 6, 2015
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| Preceded by Ann Kobayashi |
Honolulu City Council District 5 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 20 1976-2020 |
Succeeded by Jackson Sayama (D) |
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