Ty Cullen

Ty J.K. Cullen is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 16, 2013 representing District 39. Cullen consecutively served from 2011-13 in the District 41 seat.

Cullen earned his BA in sociology and political science and his MPA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

• 2012 Redistricted to District 39, and with Democratic Representative Marcus Oshiro redistricted to District 46, Cullen and Carl Wong, his Republican challenger from 2010, were both unopposed for their August 11, 2012 primaries, setting up a rematch; Cullen won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,272 votes (70.3%) against Wong.
• 2008 Cullen initially challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Jon Karamatsu for the District 41 seat in the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, but lost; Karamatsu won the November 4, 2008 General election.
• 2010 When Democratic Representative Karamatsu ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and left the District 41 seat open, Cullen won the four-way September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 1,658 votes (43.1%), and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,510 votes (69.6%) against Republican nominee Carl Wong.

• "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. August 11, 2012. p. 4. Retrieved November 26, 2013. 
• "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. November 6, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved November 26, 2013. 
• "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. September 20, 2008. p. 3. Retrieved November 26, 2013. 
• "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. November 4, 2008. p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2013. 
• "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. September 18, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved November 26, 2013. 
• "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. November 2, 2010. p. 2. Retrieved November 26, 2013.