In 2000 , along with Governor Lingle , Pendleton sued the Hawaii State Legislature to open closed-door conference committee meetings so that the public could attend . Later in 2000 , Pendleton was a delegate at the Republican National Convention . In 2002 , Pendleton was thought to be a potential candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii , and joined the Legislative Advisory Board of the Heartland Institute . In 2004 , Pendleton lost his reelection by 123 votes , who was the target of negative mailers that Noemi Pendleton called " dirty campaigning "
Republican National Convention
2000 Republican National Convention
David Pendleton