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Greggor Ilagan
Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Assumed office
November 8, 2022
Preceded by John Mizuno
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 4th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded by Joy San Buenaventura
Personal details
Born1986 or 1987 (age 37–38) [1]
Political party Democratic

Greggor Ilagan is an American politician who is currently the Hawaii state representative in Hawaii's 4th district. He won the seat after incumbent Democrat Joy San Buenaventura decided to run for a seat in the Hawaii Senate. [2] He previously ran for Hawaii Senate in Hawaii's 2nd district, running in the primary against then-incumbent Russell Ruderman, losing the race 54.4% to 45.6%. He won election for his House seat in 2020 against Republican Hope Louise Cermelj, receiving 70.1% of the total vote. [3]

In 2016, Ilagan made national news on NPR, Time, and Huffington Post for his use of the dating app Tinder for his political campaign. [1] [4] [5]

Electoral history

Hawaii 2nd State Senate District Democratic Primary, 2016 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Russell E. Ruderman (incumbent) 4,275 54.42
Democratic Greggor Ilagan 3,580 45.58
Total votes 7,855 100.0
Hawaii 4th State House District Democratic Primary, 2020 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greggor Ilagan 3,683 61.72
Democratic Eileen Ohara 2,284 38.28
Total votes 5,967 100.0
Hawaii 4th State House District General Election, 2020 [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greggor Ilagan 7,801 70.10
Republican Hope "Alohalani" Cermelj 1,943 17.46
Aloha ʻĀina Desmon Antone Haumea 1,384 12.44
Total votes 11,128 100.0
Hawaii 4th State House District Democratic Primary, 2022 [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greggor Ilagan (incumbent) 3,325 100.0
Total votes 3,325 100.0
Hawaii 4th State House District General Election, 2022 [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greggor Ilagan (incumbent) 4,855 69.60
Republican Keikilani Ho 1,611 23.10
Nonpartisan Brian C. Ley 354 5.08
Libertarian Candace T. "Candy" Linton 155 2.22
Total votes 6,975 100.0

References

  1. ^ a b D'Angelo, Chris (January 19, 2023). "Politician's Use Of Tinder To 'Get To Know' Voters Completely Backfires". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Salmons, Stephanie (May 22, 2020). "San Buenaventura to seek Ruderman's state Senate seat". Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
  3. ^ Burnett, John (November 4, 2020). "San Buenaventura Wins State Senate Bid; Incumbents Fare Well in House Races". West Hawaii Today.
  4. ^ Simon, Scott. "Politician Takes To Tinder To Ignite Voters' Interest". NPR. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Chan, Melissa. "Hawaiian Politician Who Used Tinder to Find Voters Got More Than He Bargained For". TIME. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Primary Election 2016 – State of Hawaii – Statewide August 13, 2016 Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Primary Election 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide August 8, 2020 Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "General Election 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 3, 2020 Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Primary Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide August 13, 2022 Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "General Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2022 Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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Preceded by Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives
2022–present 		Incumbent


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