Chris Lee
Chris Lee (Democratic) Chris Lee was born in Kailua, Hawaii. Lee graduated from the 'Iolani School. He studied at Oregon State University. Lee's career experience includes working as an intern at the Hawaii State Capitol. He served with Breakthroughs for Youth at Risk, the Hawaii Meth Project, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu. In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lee served on these committees:
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“The special interests that write the biggest campaign checks continue to have the most access and most influence in politics. If we are going to keep the interests of the people first, then this must change.”
(Ballotpedia campaign themes) “Hawaii can no longer afford to compete globally exporting products like sugar and pineapple. Too many other places can do it cheaper than we can. However, if we can rebuild a local agriculture industry centered around local food for local consumption, we will create new permanent jobs, feed ourselves fresh local produce and meat, and keep $billions circulating in our local economy instead of being lost to foreign markets.”
(Ballotpedia campaign themes) “Our goal should be to give our kids the best education we can. This will require an smaller class sizes, sufficient resources and training, an efficient administration, and quality teachers who are eager to teach to the best of their ability.”
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