Mike Gabbard

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1. When was Mike Gabbard born?January 15, 1948
2. Where was Mike Gabbard born?American Samoa
3. What is the career?Hawaii State Senator for District 21 (Democratic Party) from 2006 to present
4. Who is Mike Gabbard?Mike Gabbard is a Hawaiian politician who was the first person of Samoan descent to serve in the Hawaii State Senate. He was born on January 15, 1948, in American Samoa and is a member of the Democratic Party.
5. What did Mike Gabbard do about marriage laws in Hawaii?In 1998, Mike Gabbard helped pass a constitutional amendment that said only opposite‑sex couples could marry in Hawaii. This change was made to match the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Hawaii Constitutional Amendment: A formal alteration to Hawaii's supreme law, requiring a specific legislative and sometimes voter approval process.
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): A 1996 U.S. federal law that defined marriage for federal purposes and allowed states to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
Marriage Equality: The legal right for same-sex couples to marry, a movement that gained significant traction in the early 21st century.
Samoan Descent: Having ancestry or heritage from the Samoan Islands, a Polynesian region in the Pacific Ocean.