Mark Hashem

Mark Jun Hashem is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii [House of Representatives] since November 2, 2010, currently representing District 19.

Early life and education

Hashem was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and moved to Hawaii at the age of 3. He is of Lebanese and Japanese descent on his mother's side. He graduated from President [William McKinley High School|McKinley High School] in 1986, then earned a bachelor's degree from Pacific University in 1992 and a Master of Arts from Hokkaido University.

While attending Hokkaido University, Hashem operated an elementary English school and founded NineBall Billiards Japan, a billiards supply network in Sapporo. He then worked for state representative Kyle Yamashita as a legislative aide.

2012 Hashem was unopposed for the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,010 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,311 votes against Republican nominee Jeremy Low.
2010 When Democratic Representative Lyla Berg ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and left the District 18 seat open, Hashem won the three-way September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 2,525 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,876 votes against Republican nominee Chris Baron.