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Sonny Ganaden

Ernesto Ganaden, an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, also known as Sonny, has been serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 30, since assuming office on November 3, 2020.

  • Democratic
  • Hawaii
  • Current
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Role Representative

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Hawaii

Representing constituents across the Hawaii delegation.

Service since 2024

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

Aloha, Mabuhay, Ran Annim, and Greetings,

District 30 is incredibly diverse, and our primary duty is to our constituents. In addition to regular neighborhood board and community engagements, we will update this site and our social media during the legislative session and interim. Please contact us with any concerns!

Prior to elected office, Representative Ganaden has been a lawyer, college instructor, journalist, youth mentor, and artist. As a lawyer, he has been a staff attorney at the Domestic Violence Action Center, a court-appointed attorney with the District Court, and handled civil litigation for small businesses. He has taught in the American Studies and Ethnic Studies Departments at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, edited and written for local magazines, managed a youth program for young men and boys at the healthcare center Kokua Kalihi Valley, and supported contemporary art as an artist and community organizer.

Representative Ganaden was educated at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of California at Los Angeles. His father was born in Manila and excelled in business, his mother is Mexican-American and retired after 37 years as a special education public school teacher.

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