Isaac Choy
{{short description|American politician}}
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|name = Isaac Choy
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|state_house = Hawaii
|district = 23rd
|prior_term = 24th (2008–2012)
|term_start = November 2008
|term_end = November 6, 2018
|predecessor = Kirk Caldwell
|successor = Dale Kobayashi
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|nationality = American
|party = Democratic
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|alma_mater = San Jose State University
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|website = {{URL|friendsforisaacchoy.com}}
|branch = United States Marine Corps
|serviceyears= 1971–1973
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Isaac William Choy{{cite web |url= http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=choy&year=2013 |title= Representative Isaac W. Choy |publisher= Hawaii State Legislature |location= Honolulu, Hawai{{okina}}i |accessdate= November 26, 2013}} is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing District 23 from November 2012 to November 2018.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/110173 |title= Isaac Choy's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 26, 2013}} Choy consecutively served from 2008 until 2012 in the District 24 seat.
In 2020, Choy was appointed to serve as director of the state Department of Taxation.{{cite web |title=GOVERNOR'S OFFICE – NEWS RELEASE – GOV. IGE ANNOUNCES CABINET APPOINTMENTS |url=https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/latest-news/governors-office-news-release-gov-ige-announces-cabinet-appointments/ |website=Governor of the State of Hawai'i |access-date=3 November 2021}}
Education
Choy earned his BS in business administration from San Jose State University.
Elections
- 2012 Redistricted to District 23, and with Democratic Representative Tom Brower redistricted to District 22, Choy and his 2010 Republican challenger Zach Thompson were both unopposed for their August 11, 2012 primaries,{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/primary/elections/results/2012/primary/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= November 26, 2013}} setting up a rematch; Choy won the November 6, 2012 General election with 7,502 votes (71.9%) against Thompson.{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/general/elections/results/2012/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 2 |accessdate= November 26, 2013}}
- 2008 When Democratic Representative Kirk Caldwell retired from the Legislature to run for mayor of Honolulu and left the District 24 seat open, Choy was unopposed for the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,021 votes,{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2008/primary/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 2 |accessdate= November 26, 2013}} and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 6,689 votes (62.4%) against Republican nominee Jerilyn Jeffryes.{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2008/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 1 |accessdate= November 26, 2013}}
- 2010 Choy won the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,658 votes (53.8%),{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/primary/files/histatewide.pdf |title= Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 3 |accessdate= November 26, 2013}} and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,545 votes (70.4%) against Republican nominee Zach Thompson.{{cite web |url= http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title= General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010 |publisher= Hawaii Office of Elections |location= Honolulu, Hawaii |page= 2 |accessdate= November 26, 2013}}
State microbe legislation
In 2017 Isaac Choy submitted legislation in the Hawai{{okina}}i House of Representatives to make Flavobacterium akiainvivens the state microbe.{{cite web|last1=Choy|first1=Isaac|author-link1=Isaac Choy|title=HB1217|url=http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1217&year=2017|website=Hawaii State Legislature|accessdate=22 October 2017|location=Honolulu, HI|language=English|date=25 January 2017}} This was mirrored by Brian Taniguchi in the Hawai{{okina}}i Senate.{{cite web|last1=Taniguchi|first1=Brian|author-link1=Brian Taniguchi|title=SB1212|url=http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1212&year=2017|website=Hawaii State Legislature|accessdate=22 October 2017|location=Honolulu, HI|language=English|date=25 January 2017}} This continues an effort started by James Tokioka in 2013,{{cite web|author1=|title=Hawaiian Bat and Microbe Take Center Stage at State Legislature|url=http://www.hawaiireporter.com/hawaiian-bat-and-microbe-take-center-stage-at-state-legislature/|website=Hawaii Reporter|publisher=Hawaii Reporter Inc.|accessdate=22 October 2017|language=English|date=March 7, 2013}} and later contested in 2014 by Senator Glenn Wakai's SB3124 bill proposing Aliivibrio fischeri instead.{{cite web|last1=Cave|first1=James|title=Hawaii, Other States Calling Dibs On Official State Bacteria|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/official-state-bacteria_n_5080910.html|website=Huffington Post|accessdate=24 October 2017|language=English|date=3 April 2014}} {{As of|2017|December}}, Hawai{{okina}}i has no official state microbe.
References
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External links
- [http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=choy&year=2013 Official page] at the Hawaii State Legislature
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140102124545/http://friendsforisaacchoy.com/ Campaign site]
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