Beth Fukumoto

Beth Fukumoto served three terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives where she was recognized as one of Washington Post’s “40 under 40″ rising political stars, Business Insider’s “8 of the most influential millennial women in US politics,” and Apolitical’s “100 Future Leaders: The World’s Most Influential Young People in Government.” She was the youngest woman in the U.S. to lead a major party in a legislature, the first elected Republican to switch parties after Trump’s election, and a Democratic congressional candidate. Currently, she works as a political commentator and teaches leadership and ethics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Beth Fukumoto: Public Officials Aren’t The Only Ones Under Threat From Bullying Getty Images/iStockphoto

Beth Fukumoto: Public Officials Aren’t The Only Ones Under Threat From Bullying

Misinformation combined with harassment is designed to make people disengage.

Beth Fukumoto: When Good People Are Driven Out Only Bad People Will Be Left David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Beth Fukumoto: When Good People Are Driven Out Only Bad People Will Be Left

Don't let what happened to Nani Medeiros happen to others who are trying, in their own way, to make Hawaii a better place.

Beth Fukumoto: It’s Scary To Speak Up Against A Fellow Lawmaker Patti Epler/Civil Beat/2023

Beth Fukumoto: It’s Scary To Speak Up Against A Fellow Lawmaker

There's something wrong when whistleblowers and victims fear getting in trouble but those who misbehave do not.

Beth Fukumoto: Confessions Of A Lawmaker Who Voted ‘With Reservations’ Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Beth Fukumoto: Confessions Of A Lawmaker Who Voted ‘With Reservations’

The practice can be useful as well as selfish. Let's try a compromise policy before we scrap it altogether.

Beth Fukumoto: Not Voting Is An Unhealthy Behavior. We Need To Fix It Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Beth Fukumoto: Not Voting Is An Unhealthy Behavior. We Need To Fix It

Once we understand existing beliefs and barriers to casting ballots, we can turn to a variety of strategies to change them.

Beth Fukumoto: Bills That Die One Year Rarely Pass The Next, Despite What Legislative Leaders Say David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Beth Fukumoto: Bills That Die One Year Rarely Pass The Next, Despite What Legislative Leaders Say

Thousands of bills are carried over into the second year of the two-year Legislature. In the end, only a handful actually survive.

Beth Fukumoto: Let’s Broaden The Scope Of Racial Justice To Include The AANHPI Community Suevon Lee/ Civil Beat/2021

Beth Fukumoto: Let’s Broaden The Scope Of Racial Justice To Include The AANHPI Community

The U.S. perpetrated inequality and injustice on multiple groups at the same time so the government should also be able to address those wrongs simultaneously.