Maile Shimabukuro has not received any campaign contributions from chemical+GMO companies or lobbyists since 2012 and has a very low overal total. She has never accepted funding from any chemical companies only one GMO company in 2008.
Campaign contributions from chemical+GMO companies:
$250 (GMO only)
Registered chemical+GMO lobbyists:
$1250
GMO+Chem Companies and Registered Lobbyist Funds only:
$1500
Trade Groups representing chemical+GMO companies:
$0
Chem+GMO Lobbyist or Industry Immediate Family Members (IMF):
$0
Total including Chem+GMO companies, Lobbyists, Trade Groups, Chem+GMO Employees & Lobbyist/Industry Immediate Family Members Funds:
$1500
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Read BAB survey response: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cLlfkMenYFFxQbyIRKwIb6uTVYWMPAs_wo1rFeHksTw/edit?usp=sharing
Read Civil Beat Q&A: http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/07/candidate-qa-state-senate-dist-21-maile-shimabukuro/
Hawaii Center for Food Safety Action Fund Survey:
https://hawaiicfsaf.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/maile-shimabukuro.pdf
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http://theworthyadversary.com/3034-big-news-hawaii-civil-window-for-child-sex-abuse-victims-extended
UHPA - Univ. of Hawaii Professional Assembly
AFL-CIO
ILWU
Patsy T. Mink PAC
UPW
Sierra Club - Hawaii
Progressive PAC
HGEA
Hawaii Center for Food Safety
Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers
Planned Parenthood
ENDORSEMENTS
Supports increasing financial and program support for organic and sustainable farming
Supports funding state programs to expand local farmer support for those growing food crops. Supports pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer disclosure and GE crops used by agrichemical companies
Supports protecting native species and pollinators adversely affected by pesticide use
Authored bill to require public boards financial disclosure
Supports GMO food labeling
Supports county home rule over agriculture
Supports campaign finance reform and publicly funded elections
Supports marijuana decriminalization or deregulation "Only on the condition that it be regulated like alcohol and cigarettes, so that the risks of addiction and over-use are clearly disclosed."
Supports marriage equality
Supports lifting cap on rooftop solar and mandating HECO provide storage for renewable energy
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(D) Democrat
Maile Shimabukuro
Senate District 21
Incumbent
Notable Quotes:
Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nanakuli, Ma‘ili, Wai‘anae, Makaha, Makua
Background (from wikipedia) Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the state's 45th district since her election in 2003. The district includes Waianae, Makaha, and Makua on the island of Oahu. She is a graduate of Iolani School, Colorado College and the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law.
"I think it gave a lot of clarity to us in terms of what it is that … the Hawaiian Roll Commission is trying to do, trying to establish, and so I think it was very exciting. It was exciting because it helped to show me that in the end, you know, it really can be a win-win.”
"I'm so grateful for that seatbelt law. If it were not for the seatbelt, I think I would have probably broken my neck or been dead right now."
“You see the trash bags along the side of the road and then you see the homeless that are living right near it but unless you witness them actually putting it there how can you say who’s to blame,”
"Provide adequate comfort and shower facilities to the vast amount of people who patronize Makaha surfing beach. The beach is the crown jewel of our community and very much a community center where people come together, whether for paddling, surfing, fishing or recreation."