Immigrant of the Day: Senator Mazie Hirono

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Mazie Keiko Hirono (b. November 3, 1947) is a Democratic U.S. Senator representing Hawaii.  Born in Fukushima, Japan on November 3, 1947, Hirono became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1959, the year Hawaii became a state. She is the first immigrant woman of Asian ancestry and the first Buddhist to be sworn into Congressional office.  Educated in Hawaii’s public school system, Hirono graduated with honors from Kaimuki High School and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. She earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

Career1980-1994: Hawaii House of Representatives

1994-2002: Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii[3]

2007-2013: United States House of Representatives, Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District

2013-Present: United States Senate

Committee assignmentsU.S. Senate2013-2014

Senator Hirono serves on the following Senate committees:

United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

    Subcommittee on SeaPower

    Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

    Subcommittee on Personnel

United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

    Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law

    Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security     

    Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights

United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

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