Jackie Young

Jacqueline Eurn Hai Young (May 20, 1934 – February 10, 2019) was an American politician and activist. Young was born in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory and graduated from Punahou School in 1952. She was of Korean descent. Young received her bachelor's degree from University of Hawaiʻi in 1969; her master's degree from Old Dominion University, in 1982, and her doctorate degree from Union Institute & University, in 1989. Public office Young was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives's 20th District in 1990 as a Democrat, with 54.02% of the vote to 45.98% for Republican nominee Eve Glover Anderson (incumbent Campbell Cavasso, initially a candidate, did not run). She was re-elected in 1992 from what was now the 51st district, defeating Anderson with 59.76% of the vote to Anderson's 40.24%. In January 1993, she was elected Vice-Speaker of the State House. In 1994, instead of seeking re-election, she sought the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, losing to fellow Representative Mazie Hirono, who pulled 65.24% of the vote; Young's 26.29% was second, in a six-way race. (Her House seat was taken by Anderson.)