During the 2012 senate election in Hawaii, the incumbent democratic senator was the first United States senator with which kind of ancestry?
United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2012 The 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a fourth term. Democratic Congresswoman Mazie Hirono defeated former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle in a rematch of the 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election.
Denny Coffman Denny Coffman is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2009 representing District 5. Coffman consecutively served from 2009 until 2013 in the District 6 seat.