Which senator from Hawaii defeated Campbell Cavasso in the 2010 senate race and was the highest-ranking Japanese American politician in United States history?
Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken "Dan" Inouye (Japanese: 井上 建 , Hepburn: Inoue Ken ) was a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1963 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and he was President pro tempore of the United States Senate (third in line in the Presidential Line of Succession) from 2010 until his death in 2012, making him the highest-ranking Japanese American politician in U.S. history. Inouye also served as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Thomas Sakakihara Thomas Tameichi Sakakihara (榊原為一 , Sakakihara Tameichi , 1900–1989) , referred to locally as Tommy Sakakihara in person and in print, was a Japanese American politician from Hawaii, interned due to his ancestry during World War II.