Eileen Anderson was an American politician who served as Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii from 1981 to 1985.
14 Facts About Eileen Anderson
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Eileen Anderson was the first, and as of 2024, the only woman to hold the office.
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Eileen Anderson was the first Hawaii State Director of Budget and Finance.
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Eileen Anderson attended the University of California in Los Angeles and, after moving to Hawaii with her family, graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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Eileen Anderson found herself as the state's first budget and finance director under Governor George Ariyoshi.
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In 1980, Eileen Anderson defeated popular incumbent Frank Fasi with seventy percent of the vote.
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Eileen Anderson served a single term at Honolulu Hale, taking office on January 2,1981 and leaving office in 1985.
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Prominent members of Eileen Anderson's administration included Bob Awana as administrative director and chief of staff, later chief of staff to Linda Lingle, the first Hawaii Republican governor after forty years of Democratic dominance in the state.
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Eileen Anderson rather argued in favor of smaller, incremental improvements to the bus system.
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On October 6,1981, Eileen Anderson announced she hoped to study the San Diego Trolley, a system funded with gas taxes.
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Eileen Anderson subsequently sought a political comeback by seeking the nomination of her party for lieutenant governor in 1986.
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Eileen Anderson lost the primary election to state senator Ben Cayetano, who later served alongside Hawaii Governor John Waihee before becoming governor himself.
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Eileen Anderson was a regular listener and, a sign of Perry and Price's growing influence, was the first major person to call the show during the broadcast, in effect signaling how relevant they were to local culture and politics.
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Eileen Anderson called the radio hosts, angry about their comments over a political issue.