Randy Iwase
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Randy Iwase | |
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| Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office 1990–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Toraki Matsumoto |
| Succeeded by | Ron Menor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1947 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jan Iwase |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA) University of San Francisco (JD) |
Randall Y. Iwase (born December 1, 1947) is an American politician and former Hawaii state senator. He was the Hawaii Democratic Party nominee for the 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election.
He ran on a platform emphasizing reform in the education sector, citing his beliefs in the importance of universal education learned from his own working-class background. Iwase was defeated by a substantial margin, in spite of a favorable Democratic climate in 2006.
After earning his JD degree at University of San Francisco School of Law, Iwase returned to Hawai'i and worked as a deputy attorney general and also served as Majority Floor Leader, Hawai'i State Senator (Majority Whip), and executive director of the Aloha Tower Development Corp.[1] He served on the Honolulu City Council from 1986 to 1988 and unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Honolulu in 1988 against incumbent mayor Frank Fasi.[2]
