Joy San Buenaventura

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Joy A. San Buenaventura

| honorific-suffix =

| image = File:20200107-Homelessness-Summit-125.jpg

| caption = San Buenaventura in 2020

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| state_senate = Hawaii

| district = 2nd

| term_start = November 3, 2020

| term_end =

| predecessor = Russell Ruderman

| successor =

| state_house1 = Hawaii

| district1 = 4th

| term_start1 = November 4, 2014

| term_end1 = November 3, 2020

| predecessor1 = Faye Hanohano

| successor1 = Greggor Ilagan

| spouse = Sheldon

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}}

| birth_place = Manila, Philippines

| death_date =

| death_place =

| profession = attorney

| alma_mater = University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.S., mathematics)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D.)

| party = Democratic

}}

Joy Anne San Buenaventura (born 1959) is an American Democratic politician from Hawaii. She represented District 4 in the Hawaii House of Representatives{{Cite web|title=Legislative Members|url=https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=Sanbuenaventura&year=2020|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.capitol.hawaii.gov}}{{Cite web|title=Joy A. San Buenaventura - Hawaii Representative - Open States|url=https://openstates.org/person/joy-a-san-buenaventura-6AdVht1FRWHLrjzdM7r28y/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=openstates.org}} and is currently a member of the Hawaii Senate from the 2nd district.{{cite web |last1=Burnett |first1=John |title=San Buenaventura, Ilagan win seats in state Legislature |url=https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2020/08/09/hawaii-news/san-buenaventura-ilagan-win-seats-in-state-legislature/ |website=West Hawaii Today |date=9 August 2020}}

Political career

San Buenaventura first entered the Hawaii political scene when she ran for the District 4 Democratic nomination for the Hawaii House of Representatives. The Democratic primary was a crowded one that included four challengers, including San Buenaventura, and incumbent representative Faye Hanohano, who had held the seat since 2006. San Buenaventura emerged as the only challenger to top Hanohano, and won the primary carrying 43.4% of the vote.{{cite web |title=Primary Election 2014: One Wild Night {{!}} Hawaii 24/7 |url=https://hawaii247.com/2014/08/10/primary-election-2014-one-wild-night/ |website=hawaii247.com |date=10 August 2014 |accessdate=10 August 2020}} In the general election, she faced Republican nominee Gary Thomas, whom she defeated by 43 points.{{cite web |title=Democrats Hold On To State House Seats Across Hawaii Island |url=https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2014/11/05/democrats-hold-state-house-seats-across-hawaii-island/ |website=www.bigislandvideonews.com |accessdate=10 August 2020}} She assumed office in the House in January 2015.

San Buenaventura opted to run for reelection to a second term in 2016, and faced no opposition from fellow Democrats. She advanced automatically to the general election, where she carried 75.5% of the vote against nonpartisan Luana Jones and Constitution Party candidate Moke Stephens.{{cite web |title=Hawaii 4th District State House Results: Joy San Buenaventura Wins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/hawaii-state-house-district-4 |website=The New York Times |accessdate=10 August 2020 |date=1 August 2017}} In 2018, San Buenaventura was elected to a third term in the House after she won the primary with no opposition and was later declared the winner of the race after the general election was cancelled. San Buenaventura was Majority Whip, Chair of the House Human Services and Homelessness Committee, and Vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

In May 2020, San Buenaventura announced that she would run for the District 2 seat in the Hawaii Senate, which was being vacated by outgoing Senator Russell Ruderman.{{cite web |last1=Salmons |first1=Stephanie |title=San Buenaventura to seek Ruderman's state Senate seat |url=https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/05/22/hawaii-news/san-buenaventura-to-seek-rudermans-state-senate-seat/ |website=Hawaii Tribune-Herald |accessdate=10 August 2020 |date=22 May 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=New Party Hopes To Give Hawaii Legislative Incumbents A Run For Their Money|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/06/new-party-hopes-to-give-hawaii-legislative-incumbents-a-run-for-their-money/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}} She defeated Democratic challenger Smiley Burrows in the August 8 primary, carrying 78.7% of the vote, and advanced to the general election in November to face Aloha ʻĀina Party candidate Ron Ka-Ipo. San Buenaventura is currently the Chair of the Senate Committee on Human Services, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, and the Committee on Health.

Electoral history

=Hawaii House of Representatives=

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"

|+ Hawaii House of Representatives, District 4

!|Year

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Candidate

!|Votes

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2014 Democratic Primary

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Joy San Buenaventura}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 1,628

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 43.4%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Faye Hanohano (inc.)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 766

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 20.4%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Brian F. Jordan}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 549

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 14.6%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Leilani Bronson-Crelly}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 503

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 13.4%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Julia K. Peleiholani}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 304

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 8.1%

2014 General Election

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Joy San Buenaventura}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 4,337

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 71.6%

|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Gary Thomas}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" | 1,719

|{{Party shading/Republican}} | 28.4%

2016 General Election

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Joy San Buenaventura (inc.)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 5,846

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 75.5%

|{{Party shading/None}} |{{nowrap|Luana Jones}}

|{{Party shading/None}} align="right" | 1,247

|{{Party shading/None}} | 16.1%

|{{Party shading/Constitution}} |{{nowrap|{{tooltip|Moke Stephens|Constitution Party}}}}

|{{Party shading/Constitution}} align="right" | 648

|{{Party shading/Constitution}} | 8.4%

2018 General Election

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Joy San Buenaventura (inc.)}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 3,919

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 100.0%

=Hawaii Senate=

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|+ Hawaii Senate, District 2

!|Year

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

2020 Democratic Primary

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Joy San Buenaventura}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 7,763

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 78.7%

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Smiley Burrows}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" | 2,103

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} | 21.3%

2020 General Election

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Joy San Buenaventura}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |

|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |

|style="background:#ffd100" |{{nowrap|{{tooltip|Ron Ka-Ipo|Aloha ʻĀina Party}}}}

|style="background:#ffd100" align="right" |

|style="background:#ffd100" |

References

External links

[http://joysanbuenaventura.com/about/ Official website]
[https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=sanbuenaventura Hawaii State Legislature]
[https://www.facebook.com/senjoydistrict2 Facebook]
[https://www.instagram.com/senjoysanbuenaventura/ Instagram]
[https://twitter.com/senjoydistrict2 Twitter]

Category:Hawaii politicians of Filipino descent

Category:Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators in Hawaii

Category:People from Hawaii (island)

Category:Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:Women state legislators in Hawaii

Category:Living people

Category:1959 births

Category:University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni

Category:University of California College of the Law, San Francisco alumni

Category:American lawyers

Category:Filipino emigrants to the United States