Ben Cayetano
| Ben Cayetano | |
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| 5th Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office December 2, 1994 – December 2, 2002 |
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| Lieutenant | Mazie Hirono |
| Preceded by | John Waihee |
| Succeeded by | Linda Lingle |
| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office December 2, 1986 – December 2, 1994 |
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| Governor | John Waihee |
| Preceded by | John Waihee |
| Succeeded by | Mazie Hirono |
| Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives | |
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In office 1974-1986 |
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| Personal details | |
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Benjamin Jerome Cayetano November 14, 1939 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Gueco (1959–1996) Vicky Tiu Liu (1997–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater |
Los Angeles Harbor College University of California, Los Angeles Loyola Law School |
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Benjamin Jerome "Ben" Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) was the 5th Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United States.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Cayetano was estranged from his mother at a young age. Cayetano was raised by his father in Kalihi, an ethnic Filipino neighborhood west of Downtown Honolulu. He would grow up as a latchkey child. In Kalihi, he attended Wallace Rider Farrington High School, a public school aptly known locally as "Home of the Governors" as its buildings were named after several early Hawaiʻi statesmen. The school was only a few blocks from his home. Cayetano received poor grades throughout his years at Farrington and was often disciplined by his teachers and counselors. He barely made marks qualifying him to graduate.
Upon graduation Cayetano married Lorraine Gueco, his high school sweetheart. After the birth of his son Brandon in 1959, he worked a variety of entry-level jobs, such as a metal-packer in a junkyard, truck driver, apprentice electrician, and finally as a draftsman. Frustrated by what he felt were racially motivated and politically unfair hiring practices, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1963 in pursuit of an education in law.
Cayetano attended Los Angeles Harbor College and eventually transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles in 1966. In 1968, he graduated from UCLA with a major in political science and minor in American history. In 1971, he earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School.
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