Date |
Event |
1927, Dec. 6 |
Born Patsy Matsu Takemoto, Paia, Maui |
1944-1948 |
Attended University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu (1944-1946); Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa. (fall 1946); University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr. (spring 1947); and University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu (1947-1948; B.A., 1948) |
1951 |
J.D., University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Ill. |
1953 |
Admitted to the Hawaii bar |
1953-1964 |
Private legal practice, Honolulu, Oahu |
1955 |
Attorney, Hawaii territorial house of representatives |
1956 |
Elected to the Hawaii territorial house of representatives |
1957-1959 |
National vice president, Young Democratic Clubs of America |
1958 |
Elected to the Hawaii territorial senate |
1959 |
Ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives |
1962 |
Elected to the Hawaii state senate |
1965-1977 |
Member, United States House of Representatives |
1976 |
Defeated in primary race for the United States Senate |
1977-1978 |
Assistant secretary of state for oceans and international, environmental, and scientific affairs |
1978-1981 |
President, Americans for Democratic Action |
1983-1987 |
Member, Honolulu City Council, Honolulu, Oahu (chair, 1983-1985) |
1989-1991 |
Founder and president, Public Reporter |
1990-2002 |
Member, United States House of Representatives |
2002, Sept. 28 |
Died, Honolulu, Oahu |