Lauren Cheape Matsumoto
Lauren Cheape Matsumoto (Republican) Lauren Matsumoto graduated from Mililani High School. Matsumoto earned a B.A. in cinematography and film/video production from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2009 and an M.B.A. from Hawaii Pacific University in 2015. She co-founded the Echelon Board of the Salvation Army - Hawaiian and Pacific Islands and served as the Western Regional Board director and Hawaii state director of the Women In Government National Board.
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“I strongly believe we need to come together as a community and strengthen Hawai’i agriculture to become more self-sustainable.”
(Ballotpedia campaign themes) “I believe that small businesses must be supported by cutting red tape at the state level while maintaining health, environmental and safety standards. I will support small businesses by encouraging legislation that minimizes the regulatory environment which drives up the costs making it difficult for small business owners to survive.”
(Ballotpedia campaign themes) “I believe that these cuts are undermining Hawai’i’s economic recovery and stalling progress for generations of students and their families.”
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