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Linda Lingle
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American politician; governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010
Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Duke Aiona
- Preceded by
- Ben Cayetano
- Succeeded by
- Neil Abercrombie
- Born
- Linda Cutter , ( 1953-06-04 ) June 4, 1953 (age 73) , St. Louis , Missouri , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Charles Lingle ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) William Crockett ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1997 )
- Education
- California State University, Northridge ( BA )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Linda
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Linda Lingle navy 1-cropped.jpg
- Work location
- Northridge
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- Commons category
- Linda Lingle
- date of birth
- 1953-06-04
- name in native language
- Linda Lingle
- P10632
- Linda Lingle
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/linda-lingle
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Encyclopedic overview
Linda Lingle (née Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician and publisher who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959, and was the state's first female and Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor, Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002. As of 2025, Lingle and her lieutenant governor, Duke Aiona, are the last Republicans to have won or held statewide office in Hawaii.
During the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, Lingle served as chair of the convention during the absence of permanent chair Dennis Hastert from the convention floor. In 2012, she was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate, vying unsuccessfully for an open seat vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka. She is the only woman to have served as Hawaii's governor.
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