Politicians all too often think about the next election. Statesmen think about the next generation.

Upon leaving California for Hawaii Linda Lingle divorced him in 1975 but kept the Lingle name. She was the sixth Governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010 and the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F. S.

Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter; June 4 1953) is an American politician. Prior to her gubernatorial administration Lingle served as Maui County mayor council member and chair of the Hawaii Republican Party.