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CHOI, John

DEMOCRATIC · HI

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John Choi is a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. His campaign site describes him as a former Hawaii Deputy Attorney General who began his legal career helping abused and neglected children, and as a trial lawyer of more than two decades who has handled cases involving corporate and government civil-law violations, insurance claims, roadway design, automobile defects, and opioid litigation.

Campaign Finance Information — Lieutenant Governor

Campaign Finance Information · Lieutenant Governor · August 8, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$24,450

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Attorney$16,100
  • Retired$3,000
  • Business Owner$500
  • Psysician$500
Direct contributions by size
  • 5000 plus$12,000
  • 1000 4999$7,100
  • 250 999$4,450
  • 100 249$900

Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission · 2026 cycle · hicscdata.hawaii.gov

Track record

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 1 record

  • Choi's campaign biography says his trial-lawyer work included automobile-defect cases, dangerous-roadway-design cases, insurance-claim accountability cases, and service on a Hawaii opioid-litigation legal team that brought $78 million back to local taxpayers for government expenses tied to the opioid crisis.

    June 7, 2026For

    Source: hijohnchoi.com · researched July 6, 2026

Civil Rights

· 1 record

  • Choi began his legal career as a Hawaii Deputy Attorney General helping abused and neglected children, then worked for more than two decades as a trial lawyer handling civil cases against corporations and government actors over alleged violations of civil laws and Hawaii residents' rights.

    June 7, 2026For

    Source: hijohnchoi.com · researched July 6, 2026

Corporate Accountability

· 1 record

  • Choi's campaign biography says his trial-lawyer work included automobile-defect cases, dangerous-roadway-design cases, insurance-claim accountability cases, and service on a Hawaii opioid-litigation legal team that brought $78 million back to local taxpayers for government expenses tied to the opioid crisis.

    June 7, 2026For

    Source: hijohnchoi.com · researched July 6, 2026

Public Infrastructure

· 1 record

  • In 2019, Choi served as a member of the Waikiki Elementary Parent Teacher Organization and worked on investigating the feasibility of solar air conditioning for classrooms.

    June 7, 2026For

    Source: hijohnchoi.com · researched July 6, 2026

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Profile last researched July 6, 2026.