Tom Brower
| Tom Brower | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
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Assumed office 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 3, 1965 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Waikiki, Hawaii |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Profession | Legislator (full time) |
| Religion | Christian |
Tom Brower (born March 3, 1965) is an American politician. He is a Democratic House member of the Hawaii House of Representatives who has represented the 23rd district— which includes Waikiki, Ala Moana and Kakaako on the island of Oahu— since 2006. Brower gained national media attention in November 20, 2013, for his public campaign against homeless residents during which he used a sledgehammer to destroy the shopping carts and possessions of approximately 30 homeless people.[1] In 2015 was injured in another altercation at a homeless camp.[2]
Brower was born at Kapiolani Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father, who is Caucasian, worked as a police sergeant; his mother, a Japanese-American, a schoolteacher. He was raised in Belmar and Spring Lake, New Jersey where he attended elementary, middle and high school.[3][4] He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor of arts in journalism in 1989.[5]
References
- ↑ Keyes, Scott (November 19, 2013). "State Rep. Uses Sledgehammer To Destroy Homeless People's Possessions". ThinkProgress. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ↑ Davis, Chelsea (29 June 2015). "State Rep. Tom Brower injured in altercation at Kakaako homeless camp". KHNL. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Representative Tom Brower , Hawaii State Legislature. Accessed October 8, 2015. "He also lived in Belmar and Spring Lake on the New Jersey Shore as a child, where he attended grammar school and high school."
- ↑ "Tom Brower (D): State Representative, District 23, Waikiki". Hawaii Reporter. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Paying For Honolulu News - Hawaii Business Magazine". Hawaii Business Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
External links
- Tom Brower's page on capitol.hawaii.gov
- Tom Brower's personal homepage at the Wayback Machine (archived July 18, 2012)