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Les Ihara is a Democrat State Senate representative for Hawaii district 10 and holds an OppScore of -2.87. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
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Les Ihara Jr. is a longtime Hawaii Democrat who represented Senate District 10 from 1994 until his 2026 primary defeat. A Honolulu native and University of Hawaii graduate, he built a career around legislative experience from the 1978 Constitutional Convention through decades in the House and Senate. His record centers on government transparency, public integrity reforms, and fostering a stronger civic culture in politics.
We hold little public record for Les Ihara so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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