Gilbert Keith-Agaran

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Gilbert Keith-Agaran
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2013
Preceded byShan Tsutsui
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 9th district
In office
January 14, 2009 – January 10, 2013
Preceded by
Succeeded byJustin Woodson
Personal details
BornWailuku, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate from the 5th district. Elected in November 2012, he assumed office in 2013. He previously represented the 9th district in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.

Early life and education[]

Keith-Agaran was born in Wailuku, Hawaii. After graduating from Maui High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law.[1][2]

Career[]

After graduating from law school, Keith-Agaran returned to Hawaii, eventually working as a partner at Takitani Agaran Jorgensen & Wildman LLLP. He served as the first deputy director of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, director of the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and as the deputy director of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.[3]

Keith-Agaran served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013. He was elected to the Hawaii Senate in 2012 and assumed office in 2013. Since 2011, Keith-Agaran has served as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] In the 2013–2014 legislative session, he served as vice chair of the Senate Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs Committee. Since 2019, he has also served as vice chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and Senate Water and Land Committee.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran". www.capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Candidate Q&A — State Senate District 5: Gilbert Keith-Agaran". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. ^ staradvertiser (2020-07-18). "2020 Election: Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  4. ^ "Hawaii Legislature's top leaders retain posts". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Gilbert Keith-Agaran". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  6. ^ "Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 5 — Gil Keith-Agaran". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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