Linda Lingle

Linda Lingle
Lingle in 2010
6th Governor of Hawaii
In office
December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010
LieutenantDuke Aiona
Preceded byBen Cayetano
Succeeded byNeil Abercrombie
Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party
In office
January 2, 1999 – December 2, 2002
3rd Mayor of Maui
In office
January 2, 1991 – January 2, 1999
Preceded byHannibal Tavares
Succeeded byKimo Apana
Personal details
Born
Linda Cutter

(1953-06-04) June 4, 1953 (age 70)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Charles Lingle
(m. 1972; div. 1975)
William Crockett
(m. 1986; div. 1997)
EducationCalifornia State University, Northridge (BA)
Signature

Linda Lingle (née Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. She was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959, and was the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor, Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002.

During the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, Lingle served as chair of the convention during the absence of permanent chair Dennis Hastert from the convention floor. In 2012, she was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate, vying unsuccessfully for an open seat vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka.[1][2]

In January 2015, Lingle was appointed as a senior adviser to Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner,[3] and left the position in July 2016. She also served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Lingle moved back to Hawaii in the second quarter of 2017 and became a member of Hawaii Pacific University's board of trustees in June 2017.

Lingle is the last Republican and only woman to have served as Governor of Hawaii.

  1. ^ Blake, Aaron (October 11, 2011). "Chris Cillizza's The Fix: Former governor Linda Lingle to run for Senate in Hawaii". Washington Post. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. ^ DePledge, Derrick (October 11, 2011). "Lingle joins U.S. Senate race". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rauner Imports Former Hawaii Governor To Be Top Aide". CBS Chicago. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

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