Term limits vs. natural turnover
From Hawaii House Democrats Blog
Rep. Kyle Yamashita made a interesting comment during the session that I've been meaning to follow up on. He observed that since he's been in office, elected in 2004, first session in 2005, over 50% of the seats in the House have changed. If 50% of the seats have changed in 7 years, how does that impact the argument for term limits as a legislative policy?
Here are the Representatives for the 2005 session (Rep. Yamashita's first session) compared to the Representatives for the 2011 session. Below, the districts in BOLD are ones in which the Representative has changed in the past 7 years. There are 27 changes out of 51 seats, which is indeed more than half.
District 1
Mark Nakashima (2011)
Dwight Takamine (2005)
District 2
Jerry Chang (2011)
Jerry Chang (2005)
District 3
Clift Tsuji (2011)
Clift Tsuji (2005)
District 4
Faye Hanohano (2011)
Helene Hale (2005)
District 5
Robert Herkes (2011)
Robert Herkes (2005)
District 6
Denny Coffman (2011)
Josh Green (2005)
District 7
Cindy Evans (2011)
Cindy Evans (2005)
District 8
Joseph Souki (2011)
Joseph Souki (2005)
District 9
Gilbert Keith-Agaran (2011)
Bob Nakasone (2005)
District 10
Angus McKelvey (2011)
Kam Tanaka (2005)
District 11
George Fontaine (2011)
Chris Halford (2005)
District 12
Kyle Yamashita (2011)
Kyle Yamashita (2005)
District 13
Mele Carroll (2011)
Mele Carroll appointed (2005)
Sol Kahoohalahala (2005)
District 14
Derrick Kawakami appointed (2011)
Hermina Morita (2011)
Hermina Morita (2005)
District 15
James Kunane Tokioka (2011)
Ezra Kanoho (2005)
District 16
Dee Morikawa (2011)
Bertha Kawakami (2005)
District 17
Gene Ward (2011)
Gene Ward (2005)
District 18
Mark Hashem (2011)
Lyla Berg (2005)
District 19
Barbara Marumoto (2011)
Barbara Marumoto (2005)
District 20
Calvin Say (2011)
Calvin Say (2005)
District 21
Scott Nishimoto (2011)
Scott Nishimoto (2005)
District 22
Scott Saiki (2011)
Scott Saiki (2005)
District 23
Tom Brower (2011)
Galen Fox (2005)
District 24
Isaac Choy (2011)
Kirk Caldwell (2005)
District 25
Della Au Belatti (2011)
Brian Schatz (2005)
District 26
Sylvia Luke (2011)
Sylvia Luke (2005)
District 27
Corinne Ching (2011)
Corinne Ching (2005)
District 28
Karl Rhoads (2011)
Ken Hiraki (2005)
District 29
Joey Manahan (2011)
Jun Abinsay (2005)
District 30
John Mizuno (2011)
Dennis Arakaki (2005)
District 31
Linda Ichiyama (2011)
Glenn Wakai (2005)
District 32
Aaron Johanson (2011)
Lynn Finnegan (2005)
District 33
Blake Oshiro (2011)
Blake Oshiro (2005)
District 34
Mark Takai (2011)
Mark Takai (2005)
District 35
Henry Aquino (2011)
Alex Sonson (2005)
District 36
Roy Takumi (2011)
Roy Takumi (2005)
District 37
Ryan Yamane (2011)
Ryan Yamane (2005)
District 38
Marilyn Lee (2011)
Marilyn Lee (2005)
District 39
Marcus Oshiro (2011)
Marcus Oshiro (2005)
District 40
Sharon Har (2011)
Mark Moses (2005)
District 41
Ty Cullen (2011)
Jon Riki Karamatsu (2005)
District 42
Rida Cabanilla (2011)
Rida Cabanilla (2005)
District 43
Kymberly Pine (2011)
Kymberly Pine (2005)
District 44
Karen Awana (2011)
Michael Kahikina (2005)
District 45
Jo Jordan appointed in 2011
Maile Shimabukuro (2011)
Maile Shimabukuro (2005)
District 46
Gil Riviere (2011)
Michael Magaoay (2005)
District 47
Jessica Wooley (2011)
Colleen Meyer (2005)
District 48
Ken Ito (2011)
Ken Ito (2005)
District 49
Pono Chong (2011)
Pono Chong (2005)
District 50
Cynthia Thielen (2011)
Cynthia Thielen (2005)
District 51
Chris Lee (2011)
Tommy Waters (2005)
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