Cecil Heftel

A Representative from Hawaii. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. , September 30, 1924. Attended the public schools of Chicago, Ill. B. S. Arizona State University, Tempe, 1951. Graduate work at University of Utah and New York University. Businessman. President, Heftel Broadcasting, Honolulu, Hawaii. Served in United States Army, 1943-1946. Delegate, Hawaii State Democratic convention, 1972. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1977, until his resignation July 11, 1986. Was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Hawaii. Member of the Hawaii state board of education, 2005-2008. Died on February 4, 2010, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Interment at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, Kaneohe, Hawaii.