Sam Slom

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American politician (1942–2023)

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Field	Value
name	Sam Slom
image	Sam Slom 1.jpg
office	Minority Leader of the Hawaii Senate
term_start	November 6, 2010
term_end	November 8, 2016
predecessor	Fred Hemmings
successor	Kurt Fevella (2018)
state_senate1	Hawaii
district1	9th
term_start1	November 5, 1996
term_end1	November 8, 2016
predecessor1	Donna R. Ikeda
successor1	Stanley Chang
birth_name	Samuel Morgan Slom
birth_date
birth_place	Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
party	Republican
education	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BA)
La Salle University (LLB)
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Samuel Morgan Slom (April 13, 1942 – May 21, 2023) was an American politician and a member of the Hawaii Senate, where he represented the 9th District (which included Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina, Kahala and Diamond Head on the island of Oahu) from 1996 to 2016. Between 2010 and 2016, Slom was the sole Republican member of the Hawaii Senate. He was a native of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Early life and education

Slom was raised in a Reform Jewish family and received an LL.B from La Salle Law School in 1966 and a BA in Government/Economics from the University of Hawaii in 1963.

Career

Slom served as chief economist for the Bank of Hawaii. From 1983 until 2014, Slom served as the president and executive director of Smart Business Hawaii, a chamber of commerce that said it was more small business-oriented than the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.

In 1996, Slom challenged incumbent Democrat Donna R. Ikeda to represent the 8th district in the Senate of Hawaii. Slom won the election, defeating Ikeda, 12,191 votes to 7,312.

Former Honolulu City Councilman Stanley Chang defeated Slom in the 2016 elections, which made the Senate of Hawaii the only legislative chamber in the United States with a single party holding all seats. Slom received 47% of the vote.

Death

Slom died on May 21, 2023, at the age of 81.

Political experience and activities

Slom held the following positions in the Hawaii State Senate:

Senate Minority Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2010–2017
Minority Floor Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 1996–2017
Vice Chairman, Senate Committee for Economic Development and Technology

Former legislative committees and subcommittees

Slom was a member of the following committees:

Agriculture, Member
Commerce and Consumer Protection, Member
Economic Development and Technology, Vice Chair
Education, Member
Energy and Environment, Member
Hawaiian Affairs, Member
Health, Member
Higher Education, Member
Human Services, Member
Judiciary and Labor, Member
Public Safety and Military Affairs, Member
Technology and the Arts, Member
Tourism and Government Operations, Member
Transportation and International Affairs, Member
Water and Land, Member
Ways and Means, Member

Slom was a member of the following subcommittee:

Joint House and Senate Committee for Hawaii Health Connector Oversight, Member

References

Schaefers, Allison. (22 May 2023). "Former longtime Hawaii lawmaker Sam Slom dies at age 81".
Klug, Lisa. (20 July 2016). "A small island of Judaism in Hawaiian politics". [[Times of Israel]].
"Senator Samuel 'Sam' M. Slom's Biography". Project Vote Smart.
Yuen, Mike. "[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=1296CDE1B64036D0&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=5 Three candidates challenging Ikeda They're branding the state senator as being out of touch with her constituents]". ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. May 21, 1996.
Lynch, Russ. "[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=1296CDDF9BE56F08&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=5 It's time for Hawaii to become business friendly, says the new Chamber of Commerce chief Showing Aloha Spirit for Business]. ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. March 19, 1996.
(December 27, 2014). ""Voice of Hawaii small businesses" closes". Hawaii News Now.
"[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=1296CDE6774BD688&p_docnum=16&p_queryname=4 Hawaii Results]". ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. November 6, 1996.
The [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] called the election a "huge election night [[Upset (competition)
"GOP has only one vote in Hawaii senate", ''[[Laredo Morning Times]]'', [[Laredo, Texas]], November 14, 2010, p. 13A
(9 November 2016). "Chang ousts Slom to create nation's only all-blue Senate".
"Samuel Slom".
(22 May 2023). "Former longtime Hawaii lawmaker Sam Slom dies at age 81". Star Advertiser.

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