Patricia Fukuda Saiki

A Representative from Hawaii; born in Hilo, Hawaii, May 28, 1930; graduated from Hilo High School, Hilo, Hawaii, 1948; B.S., University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1952; teacher; business executive; member of the Hawaii state house of representatives, 1968-1974; member of the Hawaii state senate, 1974-1982; unsuccessful candidate for the special election caused by the vacancy of United States Representative Cecil Heftel on September 20, 1986; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and One Hundred First Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1991); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990 but was an unsuccessful nominee for the United States Senate; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Hawaii in 1994.