Sonny Ganaden | |
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![]() Ganaden in 2023 | |
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 30th District | |
Assumed office November 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Romeo Munoz Cachola |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernesto Montemayor Ganaden |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Kalihi, Hawaii [1] |
Alma mater |
University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (J.D.) |
Ernesto Montemayor "Sonny" Ganaden is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives' 30th district in 2020.
Ernesto Montemayor Ganaden [2] is a second generation Filipino American. Ganaden received his degree in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [3] In 2006, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's William S. Richardson School of Law. [4]
As an attorney, Ganaden defended the rights of Native Hawaiian elders who were arrested for protesting the construction of the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope. [5] In 2013, Ganaden was the leader writer on the Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force Report, [6] which concluded that Native Hawaiians were disproportionately and unfairly overrepresented in Hawaiian prisons. [7] Ganaden has criticized the existence of private prisons and argued that in "communities where basic human needs are met, crime is rare". [8]
Ganaden was previously an instructor at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, teaching in the departments of American studies and ethnic studies. [9] Ganaden contributed an essay to Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai’i, where he wrote about King Kamehameha I's impact on modern Hawaiian law. [10]
In 2018, Ganaden ran to represent District 30 in of the Hawaii House of Representatives, where he faced incumbent Romeo Munoz Cachola in the Democratic primary. [11] Cachola narrowly defeated Ganaden by a 51-vote margin. [12]
In 2020, Ganaden ran for the seat once again, defeating incumbent Cachola in the Democratic primary [13] and defeating Republican Tess Quillingking in the general election. [14] During the 2020 campaign, Ganaden spoke out against proposed austerity measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. [15]
In office, Ganaden has called for the United States Navy to be investigated for potentially misleading regulators about a fuel release into Pearl Harbor, which is part of Ganaden's district. [16] Ganaden is a member of the Progressive Legislative Caucus, a coalition of left-wing members of the Hawaii Legislature. [17]
Sonny Ganaden | |
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![]() Ganaden in 2023 | |
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 30th District | |
Assumed office November 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Romeo Munoz Cachola |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernesto Montemayor Ganaden |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Kalihi, Hawaii [1] |
Alma mater |
University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (J.D.) |
Ernesto Montemayor "Sonny" Ganaden is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives' 30th district in 2020.
Ernesto Montemayor Ganaden [2] is a second generation Filipino American. Ganaden received his degree in Political Science and Public Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). [3] In 2006, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's William S. Richardson School of Law. [4]
As an attorney, Ganaden defended the rights of Native Hawaiian elders who were arrested for protesting the construction of the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope. [5] In 2013, Ganaden was the leader writer on the Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force Report, [6] which concluded that Native Hawaiians were disproportionately and unfairly overrepresented in Hawaiian prisons. [7] Ganaden has criticized the existence of private prisons and argued that in "communities where basic human needs are met, crime is rare". [8]
Ganaden was previously an instructor at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, teaching in the departments of American studies and ethnic studies. [9] Ganaden contributed an essay to Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai’i, where he wrote about King Kamehameha I's impact on modern Hawaiian law. [10]
In 2018, Ganaden ran to represent District 30 in of the Hawaii House of Representatives, where he faced incumbent Romeo Munoz Cachola in the Democratic primary. [11] Cachola narrowly defeated Ganaden by a 51-vote margin. [12]
In 2020, Ganaden ran for the seat once again, defeating incumbent Cachola in the Democratic primary [13] and defeating Republican Tess Quillingking in the general election. [14] During the 2020 campaign, Ganaden spoke out against proposed austerity measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. [15]
In office, Ganaden has called for the United States Navy to be investigated for potentially misleading regulators about a fuel release into Pearl Harbor, which is part of Ganaden's district. [16] Ganaden is a member of the Progressive Legislative Caucus, a coalition of left-wing members of the Hawaii Legislature. [17]