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John Carroll
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 6th District
In office
January 17, 1979 – January 1981
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
In office
January 21, 1971 – January 17, 1979
Personal details
Born
John Stanley Carroll

(1929-12-18)December 18, 1929
St. Marys, Kansas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 2021(2021-09-19) (aged 91)
Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJean Yonemori
Children6
EducationUniversity of Hawaii, Hilo
University of Hawaii, Manoa (BEd)
St. Mary's University, Texas (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
United States Air Force
Years of service1951–1953 (Active)
1956–1985 (Reserve)
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsKorean War

John Stanley Carroll (December 18, 1929 – September 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a state representative and state senator from Hawaii as a Republican. He was also a perennial candidate for multiple statewide offices in Hawaii.

Early life

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John Stanley Carroll was born in St. Marys, Kansas, on December 18, 1929, to Laura Fay and Hugh "Stanley" Carroll, a chemistry professor who later worked on the Manhattan Project.[1] He initially began his education at Saint Mary's University, but in 1949 he moved to the Territory of Hawaii on a scholarship to play football for the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He later transferred to the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated with a bachelor's degree in education.[2][3]

During the Korean War he served in the United States Army and later transferred to the United States Air Force. He graduated from the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College, became a staff judge advocate for the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, and retired from the Air Force as a colonel.[4] After military service, he worked as a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines.

Career

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In 1966, Carroll ran for one of Hawaii's two at-large congressional district seats; he came in third behind incumbents Patsy Mink and Spark Matsunaga.[5] He briefly ran for the House again in 1968, but dropped out of that race and ran instead for one of the Honolulu City Council's six at-large seats; he came in eighth of twelve candidates.[6][7][8]

State Legislature

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House

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On August 17, 1970, Carroll announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for one of three 12th state house district seats; he came in first, ahead of five other candidates.[9][10] A residency challenge argued that he was currently living in the 13th District, which would have rendered him ineligible to run, but the challenge was rejected by Lieutenant Governor Thomas Gill.[11]

On July 24, 1972, he announced that he would seek reelection; he came in second of six candidates.[12][13] He was redistricted into the 11th House District, which only had two seats; on July 31, 1974, he announced that he would seek a third term, and placed first out of four candidates.[14][15] On July 29, 1976, he announced that he would seek a fourth term; he placed second out of five candidates.[16][17]

Carroll proposed a bill that would create the procedure for the state constitution's impeachment provisions for a governor or lieutenant governor (the state constitution specified that the state legislature could do it, but not how to do it), the ability to recall elected officials, and also proposed a constitutional amendment for an environmental bill of rights.[18][19]

In 1971, the state legislature was rewriting the state's penal code and considering the possibility of repealing its sodomy laws. Carroll supported repeal; he read a letter written by students from the University of Hawaii Gay Students Union, asking the state legislature to legalize homosexual sex between consenting adults.[20][21]

In 1973, he introduced a bill that would prevent the charge of marijuana possession from appearing on arrest records, and would reduce the penalty for possession to a $25 fine.[22] Later that year, he and three other Republicans also supported a bill increasing the minimum wage from $1.80 to $2.40.[23]

In 1975, he proposed multiple bills that would create voter initiative and referendum systems. He also proposed a bill (later defeated) that would allow for the recalling of elected officials and a Castle doctrine amendment to Hawaii's penal code.[24][25]

During his tenure in the House, he served on the Judiciary and Environmental Protection committees.

Senate

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In late 1977, Carroll stated at a fundraiser that he was considering running for a seat in the Hawaii Senate.[26] On July 6, 1978, he announced that he would run for one of Hawaii's four 6th Senate District seats; he came in second out of seven candidates.[27][28]

During his tenure he served on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Economic Development, Consumer Protection and Commerce, and Government, Operations and Efficiency committees.

He introduced legislation that would ban public employees from striking. He was against Hawaii's expansion of its fishing industry; he and asked Governor George Ariyoshi to ban lobster harvesting along the Leeward Islands, and voted against a resolution supporting the District of Columbia Delegate Act.[29][30][31][32]

The 6th District was redistricted from four seats down to two; in the 1980 election, both incumbents, John Carroll and Anson Chong, narrowly lost reelection.[33]

Post-Legislature

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In June 1981, he was elected chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party with 341 out of 572 votes.[34] During his tenure as chairman, he attempted to change the party's predominantly Caucasian image and to organize the party in every precinct.[35] He refused to resign after the party's poor performance in the 1982 elections; on November 5, 1982, two party officers resigned in protest. Carroll eventually chose not to seek reelection in 1983.[36]

In 1979, he had invested in a diamond mine; in 1994, he filed for bankruptcy, claiming that two business partners attempted to take over his company. In 1998, Carroll ran for Hawaii's 1st Senate District, but was defeated in the general election by Lorraine Inouye.

On May 25, 2000, he announced that he would run in the Senate election against Senator Daniel Akaka, and easily won the Republican nomination. In May, he had stated that he would need $1.5 million to launch a viable campaign against Akaka, but by late October Carroll had raised less than $2,000 - while Akaka had raised $430,000.[37][38] He ran campaign ads that opened with, "Aloha, I'm John Carroll, and in no way am I a racist;" in the general election, he lost to Akaka.[39]

On November 10, 2001, he announced that he would challenge Linda Lingle for the Republican nomination for governor in the 2002 election. He described Lingle as "unelectable," referencing her support in 1998 from anti-Cayetano voters who would remain Democratic in the 2002 election.[40][41] However, he was defeated in a landslide in the primary, receiving less than 10% of the vote; Lingle received almost 90% and went on to win the general election. Carroll ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 2002. On May 27, 2009, he announced that he would challenge Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona in the Republican gubernatorial primary, but received less than 5% of the vote.[42]

On September 21, 2011, he announced that he would run for the Republican nomination for Senate against Linda Lingle; he campaigned against the Jones Act and a Native Hawaiian federal recognition bill.[43] In the primary, he was again defeated by Lingle (she took over 90% of the vote); Carroll later endorsed Democratic Representative Mazie Hirono in the general election.[44] In 2016, he announced that he would run in the Senate election and easily won the Republican nomination against other perennial candidates, but was defeated in a landslide by incumbent senator Brian Schatz.

In 2017, he faced potential disbarment over two 2015 complaints of professional misconduct and agreed to give up his law license.[45]

Following the 2018 Hawaii false missile alert message sent by the State of Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency to hundreds of thousands of Hawaii residents via their phones on January 13, 2018, Carroll dubbed the incumbent Democratic governor David Ige "Doomsday David" and called on him to resign.[46]

In 2018, he announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for governor. In mid-March, Carroll was leading state House Minority Leader Andria Tupola in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser's statewide poll of likely 2018 Republican voters by a margin of 12 percentage points, with 40% of potential Republican voters supporting Carroll as opposed to 28% supporting Tupola.[47] Carroll was eventually defeated by Tupola by a 20% margin in the August 11 primary.

On June 14, 2019, Carroll announced his candidacy for the 2020 Honolulu mayoral election. He placed eighth in the primary, receiving 0.7% of the vote.[48]

He died on September 19, 2021, in Oahu, Hawaii, at age 91.[49]

Electoral history

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John Carroll electoral history
1966 Hawaii at-large Congressional District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patsy Mink (incumbent) 140,880 34.30% +7.08%
Democratic Spark Matsunaga (incumbent) 140,110 34.11% −1.60%
Republican John Carroll 67,281 16.38%
Republican James Kealoha 62,473 15.21%
Total votes '166,806' '100.00%'
1970 Hawaii 12th House District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carroll 5,865 19.33%
Democratic Herman Wedemeyer 5,397 17.79%
Republican John R. Leopold 5,324 17.55%
Democratic John W. Elliott 5,187 17.09%
Democratic David M. Hagino 4,970 16.38%
Republican James V. Hall 3,600 11.86%
Total votes '30,343' '100.00%'
1972 Hawaii 12th House District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John R. Leopold (incumbent) 8,844 28.22% +10.67%
Republican John Carroll (incumbent) 8,239 26.29% +6.96%
Democratic Herman Wedemeyer (incumbent) 7,787 24.85% +7.06%
Democratic John W. Elliott 6,985 22.29% +5.20%
Democratic Max Nakata Garcia 4,280 13.66%
Republican Shirley Ann Sax 4,047 12.91%
Total votes '31,338' '100.00%'
1974 Hawaii 11th House District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carroll (incumbent) 4,730 31.02%
Republican Kinaʻu Boyd Kamaliʻi 4,559 29.90%
Democratic Karl H. Ihrig 3,402 22.31%
Democratic Virginia Teipel 2,555 16.76%
Total votes '15,246' '100.00%'
1976 Hawaii 11th House District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kinaʻu Boyd Kamaliʻi (incumbent) 5,955 34.54% +4.64%
Republican John Carroll (incumbent) 5,361 31.10% +0.08%
Democratic Jim Shon 3,579 20.76%
Democratic Leeto Whitetto 1,511 8.76%
Independent Larry Olsen 834 4.84%
Total votes '17,240' '100.00%'
1978 Hawaii 6th Senate District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wadsworth Yee (incumbent) 14,975 17.19%
Republican John Carroll 13,287 15.26%
Democratic Neil Abercrombie 13,224 15.18%
Democratic Anson Chong (incumbent) 12,365 14.20%
Republican Ann H. Kobayashi 12,185 13.99%
Democratic Richard E. Ando 10,548 12.11%
Democratic Marion Heen Shim 10,507 12.06%
Total votes '87,091' '100.00%'
1978 Hawaii 6th Senate District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Clifford Uwaine 19,061 25.35%
Democratic Ann Kobayashi 18,459 24.55%
Republican John Carroll (incumbent) 18,017 23.96%
Democratic Anson Chong (incumbent) 17,482 23.25%
Libertarian John Mills 2,177 2.90%
Total votes '75,196' '100.00%'
1998 Hawaii 1st Senate District Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carroll 2,750 56.87%
Republican Chuck Clarke 2,086 43.14%
Total votes '4,836' '100.00%'
1998 Hawaii 1st Senate District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lorraine Inouye 9,337 56.18% +0.30%
Republican John Carroll 7,283 43.82% −0.30%
Total votes '16,620' '100.00%'
2000 Hawaii Senate Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carroll 33,349 71.48%
Republican Eugene F. Douglass 6,117 13.11%
Republican James DeLuze 3,910 8.38%
Republican Harry Friel 3,277 7.02%
Total votes '46,653' '100.00%'
2000 Hawaii Senate election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel Akaka 251,215 72.69% +0.91%
Republican John Carroll 84,701 24.51% +0.32%
Natural Law Lauri A. Clegg 4,220 1.22% +1.22%
Libertarian Lloyd Mallan 3,127 0.91% −3.12%
Constitution David Porter 2,360 0.68% +0.68%
Total votes '345,623' '100.00%'
2002 Hawaii Gubernatorial Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Linda Lingle 70,808 89.77%
Republican John Carroll 7,616 9.66%
Republican Crystal Young 454 0.58%
Total votes '78,878' '100.00%'
2010 Hawaii Gubernatorial Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Duke Aiona 42,520 95.34%
Republican John Carroll 2,079 4.66%
Total votes '44,599' '100.00%'
2012 Hawaii Senate Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Linda Lingle 44,252 91.63%
Republican John Carroll 2,900 6.01%
Republican John P. Roco 545 1.13%
Republican Charles Collins 366 0.76%
Republican Edward Pirkowski 232 0.48%
Total votes '48,295' '100.00%'
2016 Hawaii Senate Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carroll 26,749 74.58%
Republican John P. Roco 3,956 11.03%
Republican Karla Gottschalk 3,045 8.49%
Republican Karla Gottschalk 2,114 5.89%
Total votes '35,862' '100.00%'
2016 Hawaii Senate election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian Schatz 306,604 73.61% +3.83%
Republican John Carroll 92,653 22.24% −5.46%
Constitution Joy Allison 9,103 2.19% +2.19%
Libertarian Michael Kokowski 6,809 1.63% −0.89%
American Shopping John Giuffre 1,393 0.33% +0.33%
Total votes '416,562' '100.00%'
2018 Hawaii Gubernatorial Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andria Tupola 17,297 55.52%
Republican John Carroll 10,974 35.22%
Republican Raymond L'Heureux Sr. 2,885 9.26%
Total votes '31,156' '100.00%'

References

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  1. ^ "Carroll: 'I am a ... better candidate than anyone running'". The Honolulu Advertiser. 9 September 2002. p. 7. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jack Carroll's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  3. ^ "Former Hawaii State Senator, John S. Carroll, to Run for U.S. Senate". Hawaii Reporter. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  4. ^ Wright, Walter (September 9, 2002). "John Carroll: Faith shaped a winding journey". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "John Carroll 1966". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 17 November 1966. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "John Carroll runs for seat in U.S. House". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 30 April 1968. p. 16. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "John Carroll Switches To City Council Race". The Honolulu Advertiser. 2 April 1968. p. 15. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State's Losers Look for the Reasons". The Honolulu Advertiser. 7 November 1968. p. 12. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Carroll Announces". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 18 August 1970. p. 5. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "12 - Waikiki-Moiliili". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 4 November 1970. p. 4. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gill Reject Residency Challenge to John Carroll". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 27 August 1970. p. 29. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rep. Carroll Candidacy Announced". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 25 July 1972. p. 11. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "12th - Waikiki-Moiliili 1972 results". The Honolulu Advertiser. 9 November 1972. p. 42. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "John Carroll is candidate for reelection". The Honolulu Advertiser. 31 July 1974. p. 30. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "11th - Ala Moana-Waikiki (2) 1974 results". The Honolulu Advertiser. 6 November 1974. p. 4. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Rep. Carroll Will Seek Re-Election". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 29 July 1976. p. 10. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Rep. Carroll Will Seek Re-Election". The Honolulu Advertiser. 3 November 1976. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "impeachment procedures spelled out in House bill". The Honolulu Advertiser. 5 March 1971. p. 12. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Environmental Bill of Rights". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 5 February 1971. p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Carroll, Roehrig Disagree". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 2 February 1971. p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "repeal sex laws, lawmakers asked". The Honolulu Advertiser. 26 February 1971. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "new 'pot' proposals offered". The Honolulu Advertiser. 17 February 1973. p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "House Approves Legislation To Increase State Minimum Wage". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 5 March 1973. p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Variety Of Bills Are Introduced". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 22 January 1975. p. 8. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Carroll Opposes Gun Ban". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 11 July 1975. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Carroll may run". The Honolulu Advertiser. 12 November 1977. p. 5. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Carroll to run for state Senate". The Honolulu Advertiser. 7 July 1978. p. 32. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "6th - Manoa-Waikiki (4) 1978 results". The Honolulu Advertiser. 8 November 1978. p. 5. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Sen. Carroll has strike legislation". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. 12 December 1979. p. 8. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Warning on fishing expansion". The Honolulu Advertiser. 28 January 1979. p. 6. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "Leeward Isles lobster harvest ban called for". The Honolulu Advertiser. 24 May 1979. p. 37. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ "Senate OKs resolution on D.C. reps". The Honolulu Advertiser. 23 March 1979. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ "6th-Manoa-Waikiki (2) 1980 results". The Honolulu Advertiser. 6 November 1980. p. 6. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Carroll elected chief of state's Republicans". The Honolulu Advertiser. 14 June 1981. p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "Carroll Hopes to Change Isle GOP's Image". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 15 June 1981. p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ "Two GOP officials demand Carroll step down". The Honolulu Advertiser. 6 November 1982. p. 5. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ "Former GOP legislator will run against Akaka". The Honolulu Advertiser. 26 May 2000. p. 26. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ "Group ratings, campaign cash". The Honolulu Advertiser. 25 October 2000. p. 8. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ "Carroll: Road to Capitol very uphill". The Honolulu Advertiser. 26 October 2000. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ^ "Ex-senator challenges Lingle in primary". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 13 November 2001. p. 4. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ^ "John Carroll paints gubernatorial candidacy as Republicans' best bet". The Honolulu Advertiser. 20 January 2002. p. 38. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ^ "Former Sen. John Carroll to challenge Aiona in GOP". The Honolulu Advertiser. 28 May 2009. p. 5. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ^ "Carroll to run in GOP Senate primary". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 22 September 2011. p. 17. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  44. ^ "Republican John Carroll endorses Democrat Mazie Hirono". Hawaii News Now. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
  45. ^ "Disciplinary Board v. John S. Carroll". Justia.
  46. ^ "GOP rival labels Hawaii governor 'Doomsday David' after false alarm fiasco". Fox News. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  47. ^ "Latest poll shows who is on top in the race for Hawaii's next Governor". Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  48. ^ "Former state Sen. John Carroll announces run for Honolulu mayor, while Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson drops out". 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  49. ^ "John Carroll, longtime Hawaii Republican leader, dies at 91". Hawaiinewsnow.com. 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
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Party political offices
Preceded by
Maria Hustace
 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Hawaii
(Class 1)
2000 		Succeeded by
Jerry Coffee
Withdrew
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Hawaii
(Class 3)
2016 		Succeeded by
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