Education
Belatti earned her Bachelor in history from and her Juris Doctor from the University of Hawaii at Manoa"s William South. Richardson School of Law.
Belatti earned her Bachelor in history from and her Juris Doctor from the University of Hawaii at Manoa"s William South. Richardson School of Law.
Belatti served consecutively from January 2007 until 2013 in the District 25 seat. The district includes Makiki and Tantalus, along with portions of McCully and Papakolea on the island of Oahu. 2008 Belatti was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,343 votes, and the November 4, 2008 General election.
2012 Redistricted to District 24, and with Democratic Representative Isaac Choy redistricted to District 23, Belatti won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,024 votes (641%). Her 2010 Republican challenger, Isaiah Sabey had been unopposed for the Republican Primary, setting up a rematch. Belatti won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,367 votes (621%) against Sabey. 2006 When Democrataic Representative Brian Schatz left the state legislature and left the District 25 seat open, Belatti won the three-way September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 2,145 votes (432%), and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 3,996 votes (582%) against Republican nominee Tracy Okubo, who had sought the seat in 2004. 2010 Belatti was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,466 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,302 votes (594%) against Republican nominee Isaiah Sabey.
