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Jun 26, 1938 Buffalo, New York, United States 86 years old
American politician
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About Neil Abercrombie
- Neil Abercrombie (born June 26, 1938) is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014.
- He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Buffalo, New York, Abercrombie is a graduate of Union College and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
- He began his political career in 1975, winning a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
- He served in the Hawaii House until 1979, when he was elected to the Hawaii State Senate.
- Upon the resignation of Cecil Heftel, who resigned from the U.S.
- House of Representatives to run for governor, Abercrombie was elected to his vacant seat in a special election in 1986, but lost the Democratic primary for a full term on the same day.
- Abercrombie served the remainder of Heftel's term until January 1987.
- He served on the Honolulu City Council from 1988 to 1990 before returning to Congress in 1991.
- Abercrombie served nine consecutive terms in the House from 1993 to 2010, representing Hawaii's 1st congressional district, consisting of urban Honolulu. With incumbent Governor Linda Lingle prevented by term limits from running for reelection, Abercrombie declared his candidacy for governor in March 2009.
- In September 2010 he won the five-candidate Democratic primary with 59% of the vote.
- Abercrombie went on to face Republican nominee, Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona, in the general election. On November 2, 2010, Abercrombie and running mate Brian Schatz defeated Aiona with 57% of the vote.
- Abercrombie was sworn into office on December 6, 2010.
- Issues he faced during his tenure included the aftermath of the great recession and restructuring labor union pensions.
- In 2014, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by state senator David Ige.
