David Ige

January 5, 2024
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David Ige
Full Name David Ige
Occupation Politician
Date Of Birth Jan 15, 1957(1957-01-15)
Age 67
Country United States
Birth City Hawaii
Horoscope Capricorn

David Ige Biography

Name David Ige
Birthday Jan 15
Birth Year 1957
Home Town Hawaii
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Capricorn

David Ige is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 15, 1957 in Hawaii, United States. Democratic politician, who won election 8th Governor in Hawaii in the year 2014. He was elected after having served as a senator for the 16th district of the state for 11 years. He has become the fourth person from Hawaii that has been elected governor of the state.

The governor succeeded Neil Abercrombie as the governor of Hawaii.

David Ige attended public schools in Pearl City: Pearl City Elementary School, Highlands Intermediate School, and Pearl City High School. He also participated in community sports, playing in the Pearl City Little League for eight years. At the newly built Pearl City High School, Ige excelled in many activities. In his junior year he was elected student body vice president, and he served as senior class president the following year. His campaign for student body president stressed diversity and an end to bullying. Ige also led his varsity tennis team to a championship and was honored as the “Scholar- Athlete of the Year.” He graduated fifth in his class of more than 500 students in 1975.

Ige was originally appointed to the Hawaii House of Representatives on December 2, 1985, by Governor George Ariyoshi after Representative Arnold Morgado resigned to run for a seat on the Honolulu City Council. He served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1995 to 2015. During his legislative career, Ige served as chair of nine different committees. He focused much of his career as a legislator on information and telecommunications policy, and co-authoried the Hawaii Telecommunications and Information Industries Act that established the state information network and created the Hawaii Information Network Corporation. Ige was at the center of Hawaii’s efforts to diversify its economy. He was responsible for establishing seed capital and venture capital programs, software development initiatives, and technology transfer programs.

He got married to a woman called Dawn and has three children who are named Amy, Matthew and Lauren.

David Ige Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Politician
House Living in own house.

David Ige is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Ige 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was was raised within Pearl City, Hawaii. In Pearl City High School, the tennis player played for the varsity team and was awarded the title of “Scholar-Athlete of the Year.”

He is the first from Okinawan origin to serve as governor of the U.S. state.

David Yutaka Ige (/ˈ iː ɡ eɪ / ; born January 15, 1957) is an American politician serving as the eighth governor of Hawaii. A Democrat, he previously served in the Hawaii State Senate. In the 2014 gubernatorial election, he won the Democratic primary over incumbent Governor Neil Abercrombie, and the general election over Republican nominee Duke Aiona. He was reelected in 2018.

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Who is David Ige Dating?

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Ige was sworn in as the eighth governor of Hawaii on December 1, 2014, with Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui, in the Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda. Ige is the first person of Okinawan descent to be elected governor of a U.S. state.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Ige celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.

In October 2015 Ige declared a state of emergency due to the escalating scale of the homelessness problem; in 2015 Hawaii had the highest rate of homeless persons per capita in the United States. In June 2017, following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, Ige signed two bills that respectively committed the state to meeting regardless its greenhouse gas emission targets under the Paris Agreement and established a carbon reduction and soil health task force.

What ethnicity is David Ige?

He is the first governor in the United States of America of Okinawan descent. He attended public schools in Pearl City and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he met his wife, Dawn Amano-Ige.

Who was governor before David Ige?

No.GovernorTerm of office
6| Linda Lingle June 4, 1953| December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010 (term limited)
7| Neil Abercrombie June 26, 1938| December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014 (lost renomination)
8| David Ige January 15, 1957| December 1, 2014 – present

Who is Hawaii's current leader?

David Ige. Governor David Y. Ige was sworn in as the eighth governor of the State of Hawai’i on December 1, 2014. He became the fourth native-born Governor of Hawai’i and first governor in the United States of America of Okinawan descent.

How much does the Hawaii governor make?

Hawaii Governor
General information
Office Type:| Partisan
Office website:| Official Link
Compensation:| $165,048

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