Keali'i Lopez is an activist and lobbyist[2] who served as the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hawaii from May 2018 until her resignation in August 2019.[2][3][4] She was appointed director of Hawaii State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on December 4, 2010, and her term ended on December 1, 2014.[5] Prior to that, she was an executive at a Hawaii nonprofit that ran several public-access television channels. She received a bachelor's degree in communications at University of Hawaii at Manoa.[6]
Keali'i Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party | |
| In office May 30, 2018 – August 6, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Vandeveer |
| Succeeded by | Gary Hooser (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Windward Community College University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA) |
On August 6, 2019, Lopez announced that she had accepted a nonpartisan position at the state offices of the AARP, forcing her to resign her position as Democratic Party chairperson mid-way through her two-year term.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kealii Lopez resigns as state Democratic Party chairwoman
- ^ a b c Dayton, Kevin (2019-08-07). "Kealii Lopez resigns as state Democratic Party chairwoman". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ Kevin Dayton (May 28, 2018), "Isle Democrats elect lobbyist Lopez as new chairwoman", Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Keali'i Lopez, Ballotpedia
- ^ Kristen Consillio (January 10, 2011), Lopez is ready to lead, McClatchy-Tribune Business News – via ProQuest
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