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Josh Green

DemocratGovernor of Hawaii
Age56 (b. 1970-02-11)
GenderMale
In office since2022-01-01 (~4 yrs)
Race / ethnicityWhite
ReligionJewish (Reform)
EducationB.A. (anthropology), Swarthmore College, 1992; M.D., Pennsylvania State University (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center), 1997; family medicine residency, UPMC Shadyside, 2000
Prior occupationPhysician (family medicine and emergency medicine) on Hawaii's Big Island; National Health Service Corps
Military serviceNo
BirthplaceKingston, New York
LanguagesEnglish
Marital statusMarried — Jaime Kanani Ushiroda Green
Children2
ResidenceHonolulu, Hawaii (Washington Place / governor's residence); home district Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Pending research: notable relatives · openly lgbtq.

Career & politics

First elected2004
Previous officesHawaii House of Representatives, District 6 (2004-2008) · Hawaii State Senate, District 3 (2008-2018), including Senate Majority Leader · Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (2018-2022)
LeadershipHawaii Senate Majority Leader · Chair, Hawaii Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
IdeologyDemocrat; campaigned as a progressive on healthcare and homelessness. No DW-NOMINATE score (state/executive office, not Congress).
Signature legislationHawaii law raising the legal age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21 (first U.S. state, enacted 2015) · "Luke's Law" mandating insurance coverage of autism treatment for children · Emergency proclamation (July 2023) to accelerate construction of 50,000 affordable housing units

Financial

No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).

Top donors: Maui Grown Therapies / David Cole (CEO) ($6,000)

Scandals & crimes ledger

No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.