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|state=Hawaii
|state=Hawaii
|district=1
|district=1
|terms=May 22, 2010 - Present
|terms=May 22, 2010 - January 3, 2011
|preceded=Neil Abercrombie
|preceded=[[Neil Abercrombie]]
|former=n
|former=n
|succeeded=
|succeeded=Colleen Hanabusa
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Republican '''Charles Kong Djou''' (b. August 9, 1970) is the current [[U.S. House of Representatives | House]] member representing [[Barack Obama]]'s hometown, District 1 in [[Hawaii]]. A special election was held May 22nd, 2010 to replace Democrat representative Neil Abercrombie, who has announced a run for Governor. Djou was a State Representative for Hawaii in 2000 and was elected Councilman in 2002 for the city of [[Honolulu]], 4th Council District (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai). <ref>[http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2002/general/02swgen4.pdf Hawaii Government PDF General Election Results for 2002]</ref> He is a fiscal conservative that has a strong legislative voting record. Charles Djou is a JAG Officer of the [[U.S. Army | U.S. Army Reserves]] 9th Regional Readiness Command. Also, he holds a law degree and is the one time Vice Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party. Politico has called him the next [[Scott Brown]]. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31709.html The next Scott Brown?, Politico, January 20, 2010]</ref>
Republican '''Charles Kong Djou''' (b. August 9, 1970) is a former [[U.S. House of Representatives | House]] member who represented [[Barack Obama]]'s hometown, District 1 in [[Hawaii]]. A special election was held May 22nd, 2010 to replace Democrat representative Neil Abercrombie, who has announced a run for Governor. Djou was a State Representative for Hawaii in 2000 and was elected Councilman in 2002 for the city of [[Honolulu]], 4th Council District (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai). <ref>[http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2002/general/02swgen4.pdf Hawaii Government PDF General Election Results for 2002]</ref> He is a fiscal conservative that has a strong legislative voting record. Charles Djou is a JAG Officer of the [[U.S. Army | U.S. Army Reserves]] 9th Regional Readiness Command. Also, he holds a law degree and is the one time Vice Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party. Politico has called him the next [[Scott Brown]]. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31709.html The next Scott Brown?, Politico, January 20, 2010]</ref>
Djou was defeated by Democrat Colleen Hanabusa in both the 2010 and 2012 general elections.
==History==
==History==
==Political Resume==
==Political Resume==
* U.S. House of Representatives 2010-present
* U.S. House of Representatives 2010-2011
* City Councilman, 2003-2010
* City Councilman, 2003-2010
* State Representative, 2000-2002
* State Representative, 2000-2002