Watch: Sen. Hirono Accuses Hegseth of Potentially Using Military to Take Greenland, Panama Canal
Pete Hegseth has been pelted with questions since his confirmation hearing for secretary of defense started Tuesday morning. During the hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) suggested the nominee may want to take over…
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About Mazie Hirono
Mazie Keiko Hirono is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Hawaii. A member of the Democratic Party, Hirono previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013. She has been the dean of Hawaii's congressional delegations since 2013, when Senator Daniel Akaka retired. Hirono also served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1981 to 1994 and as Hawaii's tenth lieutenant governor from 1994 to 2002. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Hawaii in 2002, but lost to Republican Linda Lingle.
Everything about Mazie Hirono →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, writer, jurist
- Position held
- member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, United States representative, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 3, 1947
- Website
- https://www.hirono.senate.gov, https://mazieforhawaii.com/