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Linda Lingle | |
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 Lingle in 2010 | |
| 6th Governor of Hawaii | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010 | |
| Lieutenant | Duke Aiona |
| Preceded by | Ben Cayetano |
| Succeeded by | Neil Abercrombie |
| Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party | |
| In office January 2, 1999 – December 2, 2002 | |
| 3rd Mayor of Maui | |
| In office January 2, 1991 – January 2, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Hannibal Tavares |
| Succeeded by | Kimo Apana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Linda Cutter June 4, 1953 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Charles Lingle
(m. 1972; div. 1975)William Crockett
(m. 1986; div. 1997) |
| Education | California State University, Northridge (BA) |
| Signature |  |
Linda Lingle (née Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. She was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959, and was the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor, Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002.
During the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, Lingle served as chair of the convention during the absence of permanent chair Dennis Hastert from the convention floor. In 2012, she was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate, vying unsuccessfully for an open seat vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka.[1][2] She is the only woman to have served as Hawaii’s governor, and alongside her lieutenant governor Duke Aiona is the last Republican to hold statewide office in Hawaii.
In January 2015, Lingle was appointed as a senior adviser to Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner,[3] and left the position in July 2016. She also served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Lingle moved back to Hawaii in the second quarter of 2017 and became a member of Hawaii Pacific University's board of trustees in June 2017.
- ^ Blake, Aaron (October 11, 2011). "Chris Cillizza's The Fix: Former governor Linda Lingle to run for Senate in Hawaii". Washington Post. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ DePledge, Derrick (October 11, 2011). "Lingle joins U.S. Senate race". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Rauner Imports Former Hawaii Governor To Be Top Aide". CBS Chicago. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.