Cecil Heftel was Congressman from Hawai'i between 1976 and 1986. He retired after losing a gubernatorial race to John D. Waihee.

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Early years

Heftel was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1924 where he attended public schools. He then moved to Tempe, Arizona to study at the Arizona State University where he obtained his bachelor's degree in 1951. Heftel moved on to the University of Utah and New York University for graduate work. He settled in Honolulu and established Heftel Broadcasting. He owned KGMB-AM-FM-TV and several other television and radio stations across the country. From 1943 to 1946, Heftel left his business to serve in the United States Army. Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Downtown Tempe Tempe (pronounced by local residents) is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2004 population estimate of 160,676. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is public institution of higher education and research with several campuses located in and nearby to Tempe, Arizona. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... KGMB, or KGMB 9, is the licensed broadcast affiliate of CBS in Hawaii. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Political career

Upon returning to his business in Honolulu, Heftel decided to run for political office. He became a delegate to the 1972 Hawai'i State Democratic Convention. There, he was elected in caucus to become a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Four years later, he was elected to Congress from the First District and was reelected four more times. He resigned on July 19, 1986 to run for governor, but lost the Democratic primary to John Waihee. Heftel blamed the loss on a smear campaign against him. After 18 years out of the spotlight, the 80-year-old Heftel made a successful return to elective politics by being elected in November 2004 to the state Board of Education for the Oahu-At Large seat. Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... John David Waihee III was the first American of Native Hawaiian descent to be elected governor in the United States. ... The Hawaii State Department of Education is the most centralized and only statewide public education system in the United States. ...

External links

• Congressional biography