The 23 Percent

Lauren Matsumoto, Representative, Hawaii State House


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For our season finale, we chatted to Lauren Matsumoto, a member of the Hawaii State House. Matsumoto was only 25 when she made her way to the State House, and she was almost immediately overwhelmed by the lack of resources for newly-elected women. She discusses her background in beauty pageants and how that piqued her interest in running for office, finding female mentors in politics, burning out her first year and how she's working to help female politicians from across the aisle find mentors through the organization Women in Government.

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The 23 PercentBy e.Republic + Governing Magazine