Sam Slom
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Sam Slom | |
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| Minority Leader of the Hawaii Senate | |
| In office November 6, 2010 – November 8, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Hemmings |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Fevella (2018) |
| Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office November 5, 1996 – November 8, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Donna R. Ikeda |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Chang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Morgan Slom April 13, 1942 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 21, 2023 (aged 81) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BA) La Salle University (LLB) |
Samuel Morgan Slom (April 13, 1942 – May 21, 2023) was an American politician and a member of the Hawaii Senate, where he represented the 9th District (which included Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina, Kahala and Diamond Head on the island of Oahu) from 1996 to 2016.[1] Between 2010 and 2016, Slom was the sole Republican member of the Hawaii Senate. He was a native of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Slom was raised in a Reform Jewish family[2] and received an LL.B from La Salle Law School in 1966 and a BA in Government/Economics from the University of Hawaii in 1963.[3]
Career
Slom served as chief economist for the Bank of Hawaii.[4] From 1983 until 2014, Slom served as the president and executive director of Smart Business Hawaii, a chamber of commerce that said it was more small business-oriented than the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.[5][6]
In 1996, Slom challenged incumbent Democrat Donna R. Ikeda to represent the 8th district in the Senate of Hawaii.[7] Slom won the election, defeating Ikeda, 12,191 votes to 7,312.[7] The Honolulu Star-Bulletin called the election a "huge election night upset".[8][9]
Former Honolulu City Councilman Stanley Chang defeated Slom in the 2016 elections, which made the Senate of Hawaii the only legislative chamber in the United States with a single party holding all seats.[10] Slom received 47% of the vote.[11]
Death
Slom died on May 21, 2023, at the age of 81.[12]
Political experience and activities
Slom held the following positions in the Hawaii State Senate:
- Senate Minority Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2010–2017
- Minority Floor Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 1996–2017
- Vice Chairman, Senate Committee for Economic Development and Technology
