Sam Slom

Slom was raised in a Reform Jewish family{{Cite web|last=Klug|first=Lisa|authorlink=|title=A small island of Judaism in Hawaiian politics|publisher=Times of Israel|date=20 July 2016|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-small-island-of-judaism-in-hawaiian-politics/|accessdate=}} and received an LL.B from La Salle Law School in 1966 and a BA in Government/Economics from the University of Hawaii in 1963.{{cite web|title=Senator Samuel 'Sam' M. Slom's Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/14789|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=5 December 2012}}

Slom served as chief economist for the Bank of Hawaii.Yuen, Mike. "[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=1296CDE1B64036D0&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=5 Three candidates challenging Ikeda They're branding the state senator as being out of touch with her constituents]". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. May 21, 1996.

From 1983 until 2014, Slom served as the president and executive director of Smart Business Hawaii, a chamber of commerce that said it was more small business-oriented than the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.Lynch, Russ. "[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=1296CDDF9BE56F08&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=5 It's time for Hawaii to become business friendly, says the new Chamber of Commerce chief Showing Aloha Spirit for Business]. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. March 19, 1996.{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Chelsea |title="Voice of Hawaii small businesses" closes |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/27716164/voice-of-hawaii-small-businesses-closes/ |work=Hawaii News Now |date=December 27, 2014}}

In 1996, Slom challenged incumbent Democrat Donna R. Ikeda to represent the 8th district in the Senate of Hawaii."[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=1296CDE6774BD688&p_docnum=16&p_queryname=4 Hawaii Results]". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 6, 1996. Slom won the election, defeating Ikeda, 12,191 votes to 7,312. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin called the election a "huge election night upset".Yuen, Mike. "[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=1296CDE687ECEE40&p_docnum=17&p_queryname=4 Election Aftermath: Collaboration may replace confrontation - One of the results of the general election could be a state Legislature with a different style]". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 7, 1996."GOP has only one vote in Hawaii senate", Laredo Morning Times, Laredo, Texas, November 14, 2010, p. 13A

Former Honolulu City Councilman Stanley Chang defeated Slom in the 2016 elections, which made the Senate of Hawaii the only legislative chamber in the United States with a single party holding all seats.{{Cite web|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/11/09/hawaii-news/chang-ousts-slom-to-create-nations-only-all-blue-senate/|title = Chang ousts Slom to create nation's only all-blue Senate|date = 9 November 2016}} Slom received 47% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Samuel_Slom|title = Samuel Slom}}

Slom died on May 21, 2023, at the age of 81.{{cite news |last1=Schaefers |first1=Allison |title=Former longtime Hawaii lawmaker Sam Slom dies at age 81 |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/22/hawaii-news/former-hawaii-senator-sam-slom-kept-gop-brand-alive/ |access-date=24 May 2023 |publisher=Star Advertiser |date=22 May 2023}}

Slom held the following positions in the Hawaii State Senate:

• Senate Minority Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2010–2017
• Minority Floor Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 1996–2017
• Vice Chairman, Senate Committee for Economic Development and Technology

Slom was a member of the following committees:

• Agriculture, Member
• Commerce and Consumer Protection, Member
• Economic Development and Technology, Vice Chair
• Education, Member
• Energy and Environment, Member
• Hawaiian Affairs, Member
• Health, Member
• Higher Education, Member
• Human Services, Member
• Judiciary and Labor, Member
• Public Safety and Military Affairs, Member
• Technology and the Arts, Member
• Tourism and Government Operations, Member
• Transportation and International Affairs, Member
• Water and Land, Member
• Ways and Means, Member

Slom was a member of the following subcommittee:

• Joint House and Senate Committee for Hawaii Health Connector Oversight, Member

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20161019012449/http://www.hawaii-senateminority.com/index.html Hawaii Senate Minority official website (archived from 2016)]
• [https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=slom&year=2015 Hawaii State Legislature - Senator Sam Slom] official government site (archived from 2015)

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