Tom Brower
Tom Brower | |
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Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 23rd district |
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Assumed office 2006 |
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Born | Honolulu, Hawaii |
March 3, 1965
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Waikiki, Hawaii |
Alma mater | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Profession | Legislator (full time) |
Religion | Christian |
Tom Brower (born March 3, 1965) is an American politician. He is a Democratic House member of the Hawaii House of Representatives who has represented the 23rd district— which includes Waikiki, Ala Moana and Kakaako on the island of Oahu— since 2006. Brower gained national media attention in November 20, 2013, for his public campaign against homeless residents during which he used a sledgehammer to destroy the shopping carts and possessions of approximately 30 homeless people.[1]
Brower was born at Kapiolani Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father, who is Caucasian, worked as a police sergeant; his mother, a Japanese-American, a schoolteacher. He was raised in Belmar and Spring Lake, New Jersey where he attended elementary, middle and high school.[2][3] He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor of arts in journalism in 1989.[4]
References
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External links
- Tom Brower's page on capitol.hawaii.gov
- Tom Brower's personal homepage at the Wayback Machine (archived July 18, 2012)
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- Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- University of Hawaii alumni
- People from Belmar, New Jersey
- People from Honolulu, Hawaii
- People from Spring Lake, New Jersey
- Living people
- 1965 births
- Hawaii Democrats
- American politicians of Japanese descent
- Hawaii politician stubs