Doug Chin | |
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14th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
In office February 2, 2018 – December 3, 2018 | |
Governor | David Ige |
Preceded by | Shan Tsutsui |
Succeeded by | Josh Green |
14th Attorney General of Hawaii | |
In office March 12, 2015 – February 2, 2018 | |
Governor | David Ige |
Preceded by | David M. Louie |
Succeeded by | Russell Suzuki |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Shih-Ging Chin July 21, 1966 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Kathleen Chin |
Children | 2 |
Education | Stanford University (BA) University of Hawaii, Manoa (JD) |
Douglas S. Chin (born July 21, 1966)[1][2] is an American attorney and politician who served as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from February to December 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, Chin previously was the 14th Attorney General of Hawaii. On December 18, 2017, Chin announced his intent to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.[3] In February 2018, Chin became Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii after the resignation of Shan Tsutsui and after two others in the line of succession declined the office. In August 2018, he lost the congressional seat's Democratic nomination to Ed Case.