36 Facts About Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie was born on June 26,1938 and is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014.

Neil Abercrombie began his political career in 1975, winning a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

Neil Abercrombie served in the Hawaii House until 1979, when he was elected to the Hawaii State Senate.

Neil Abercrombie served the remainder of Heftel's term until January 1987.

Neil Abercrombie served on the Honolulu City Council from 1988 to 1990 before returning to Congress in 1991.

Neil Abercrombie served nine consecutive terms in the House from 1993 to 2010, representing Hawaii's 1st congressional district, consisting of urban Honolulu.

Neil Abercrombie went on to face Republican nominee, Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona, in the general election.

Neil Abercrombie was born on June 26,1938, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Vera June and George Donald Neil Abercrombie.

Neil Abercrombie first participated in a political campaign in 1970, seeking the Democratic nomination for US Senate.

Unsuccessful, Neil Abercrombie ran for the Hawaii State House of Representatives, where he served from 1975 to 1979.

In 1979 Neil Abercrombie was elected to the Hawaii State Senate, where he served from 1980 to 1986.

Neil Abercrombie then set his sights on a seat of the Honolulu City Council.

Neil Abercrombie won the race and served from 1988 to 1990.

Neil Abercrombie was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and compiled a generally liberal voting record.

Neil Abercrombie supported and voted for the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act.

Neil Abercrombie took issue with the Vatican over not listing torture as a sin.

Neil Abercrombie has voted for bills designed to make it easier for Americans to vote, such as the motor voter bill.

Neil Abercrombie has advocated strongly for civil liberties; his voting record is supported by both the American Civil Liberties Union and American Library Association.

Neil Abercrombie was one of the 67 representatives to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 and has voted against a constitutional amendment proposed in 2006 to limit marriage to being between one man and one woman.

Neil Abercrombie was one of only nine representatives not to cast a vote for or against the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001.

Neil Abercrombie resigned from Congress on February 28,2010, to concentrate on his campaign for governor.

Neil Abercrombie served as chairman of the Armed Forces Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and a senior member of the Natural Resources Committee.

Neil Abercrombie co-authored landmark legislation creating public-private partnerships between the military and private developers to build, maintain and manage housing for military families.

On March 9,2009, Neil Abercrombie announced his candidacy for governor of Hawaii.

Neil Abercrombie was succeeded in Congress by Republican Charles Djou, the first Republican elected to Congress from Hawaii since Pat Saiki.

Neil Abercrombie met with business people, entrepreneurs, economists, principals, teachers, parents, academics, public employees, farmers, nonprofit leaders, health professionals, students, seniors, conservationists, cultural practitioners, construction workers, and citizens of all backgrounds.

Neil Abercrombie held dozens of issue forums and meetings on every island to hear from residents about their concerns and hopes for Hawai'i.

Neil Abercrombie was sworn in as governor of Hawaii on December 6,2010, the first gubernatorial victor of the 2010 election cycle to be sworn into office.

Neil Abercrombie was 72 when he was sworn in as governor, and was the oldest current United States governor for a little less than a month.

When Neil Abercrombie took office, he vowed to end the investigations into President Obama's birth certificate.

In February 2011 Neil Abercrombie signed into law a bill legalizing civil unions.

In November 2013 Neil Abercrombie was named to Obama's Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, a group of governors, mayors and other leaders who were to develop recommendations on how the federal government could better support local preparedness and resilience-building efforts.

Neil Abercrombie had the support of President Barack Obama and had outspent Ige $4.9 million to $447,000 during the primary campaign.

In 1981 Neil Abercrombie married Nancie Caraway, a political scientist and feminist writer at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Globalization Research Center.

Neil Abercrombie is an avid powerlifter and has a stated goal of lifting 200 pounds more than his age on each birthday.

In 2006 Neil Abercrombie was named "Scot of the Year" by the Caledonian Society of Hawaii.