Greggor Ilagan
Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Assumed office
November 8, 2022
Preceded byJohn Mizuno
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 4th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded byJoy San Buenaventura
Personal details
Born1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)[1]
Political partyDemocratic

Greggor Ilagan is an American politician who is currently the Hawaii state representative in Hawaii's 4th district. He won the seat after incumbent Democrat Joy San Buenaventura decided to run for a seat in the Hawaii Senate.[2] He previously ran for Hawaii Senate in Hawaii's 2nd district, running in the primary against then-incumbent Russell Ruderman, losing the race 54.4% to 45.6%. He won election for his House seat in 2020 against Republican Hope Louise Cermelj, receiving 70.1% of the total vote.[3]

In 2016, Ilagan made national news on NPR, Time, and Huffington Post for his use of the dating app Tinder for his political campaign.[1][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b D'Angelo, Chris (January 19, 2023). "Politician's Use Of Tinder To 'Get To Know' Voters Completely Backfires". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Salmons, Stephanie (May 22, 2020). "San Buenaventura to seek Ruderman's state Senate seat". Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
  3. ^ Burnett, John (November 4, 2020). "San Buenaventura Wins State Senate Bid; Incumbents Fare Well in House Races". West Hawaii Today.
  4. ^ Simon, Scott. "Politician Takes To Tinder To Ignite Voters' Interest". NPR. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Chan, Melissa. "Hawaiian Politician Who Used Tinder to Find Voters Got More Than He Bargained For". TIME. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
Hawaii House of Representatives Preceded byJohn Mizuno Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives 2022–present Incumbent


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