Candidate records

Gary Cordery

No office on record. Running for Governor of Hawaii, general election Nov 3, 2026. Full record

55 = 37 on what they have done + 15 of the candidate's own claims + 3 identity links.

  • 55facts through
  • 15their own claims
  • 0recorded votes
  • 4predictions
  • 16of 20 spot-checks correct

What they have done

Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearElectionsPending: Governor of Hawaii, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2026 pendingGovernor of Hawaii, general election Nov 3, 2026Lost primary: Governor, lost primary, 2022Won primary: Governor, won primary, 20262022 lost primary2026 won primaryGovernor20222023202420252026NOW 2026
Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearElectionsPending: Governor of Hawaii, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)2026 pendingGovernor of Hawaii, general election Nov 3, 2026Lost primary: Governor, lost primary, 2022Won primary: Governor, won primary, 20262022 lost primary2026 won primaryGovernor20222023202420252026NOW 2026

won primary lost primary pending.

What the record holds

Facts by kindOffice factssearched, nothing recorded0Election facts3Recorded votessearched, nothing recorded0Bills sponsoredsearched, nothing recorded0Executive actionssearched, nothing recorded0Campaign money11Financial disclosures2Court cases5Work and business6Nonprofit roles10Education and servicesearched, nothing recorded0

Top topics 19 facts

Facts by topicGovernment operations12Health5Civil rights2

Counts of facts collected for this record, not totals of all they have done.

Table
Elections
OfficeResult, year
Governorlost primary, 2022
Governorwon primary, 2026
Governor of Hawaiipending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)
Facts by topic
TopicFacts
Government operations12
Health5
Civil rights2
No topic recorded18
Facts by kind
KindFacts
Office facts0
Election facts3
Recorded votes0
Bills sponsored0
Executive actions0
Campaign money11
Financial disclosures2
Court cases5
Work and business6
Nonprofit roles10
Education and service0

By year: 36 dated; the undated are counted under CHECKED.

Dated facts, by year
YearFacts
19781
20111
20201
20212
20229
20234
20242
20256
202610

How they voted

No votes on record.
Where we lookedNo record found in Hawaii State Legislature journals and measure…; Open States votes as of .

Community: nonprofit roles

Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization20122014201620182020202220242026Aloha Freedom Coalition, Board memberAloha Freedom Coalition, Board member 2020–2026, UndatedAloha Freedom Coalition LLC, Registered agentAloha Freedom Coalition LLC, Registered agent 2026Waikiki Beach Chaplaincy, Inc., DirectorWaikiki Beach Chaplaincy, Inc., Director 2011on recordnot on record
Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization20122014201620182020202220242026Aloha Freedom Coalition, Board memberAloha Freedom Coalition, Board member 2020–2026, UndatedAloha Freedom Coalition LLC, Registered agentAloha Freedom Coalition LLC, Registered agent 2026Waikiki Beach Chaplaincy, Inc., DirectorWaikiki Beach Chaplaincy, Inc., Director 2011on recordnot on record

Nonprofit roles only; the data has no category for other community or volunteer work. 10 roles recorded, 3 organizations.

Table
Nonprofit roles
OrganizationTitleFilingsYears
Aloha Freedom CoalitionBoard member82020–2026, Undated
Aloha Freedom Coalition LLCRegistered agent12026
Waikiki Beach Chaplaincy, Inc.Director12011

Analysis: likely positions

Highest confidence first. Predictions drawn from the record, not facts.

Recorded confidence: mediumGovernment operations
funds the campaign partly with personal and company loans or money

Likely to keep funding his campaign partly with loans or money from himself and his company. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5. Wrong if: His committee reports no new loan or own-funds receipt from him or his company in any report covering October 20 to December 31, 2026. not tested against later actions. Details

medium, 5 basis factsNot tested
Recorded confidence: mediumHealth
opposes removing or limiting non-medical school vaccine exemptions

Likely to oppose bills that remove or limit non-medical exemptions from school vaccine requirements. Based on: 1 2. Wrong if: As Governor he signs a bill that removes or limits non-medical exemptions from school vaccine requirements, or he testifies in favor of one. not tested against later actions. Details

medium, 2 basis factsNot tested
Recorded confidence: lowGovernment operations
files suit over the result if defeated in the 2026 general

Likely to file suit over the result if he loses the November 3, 2026 general election. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5. Wrong if: He loses the November 3, 2026 general election and files no election contest or lawsuit over that election by December 31,… continues in the record not tested against later actions. Details

low, 5 basis factsNot tested
Recorded confidence: lowHealth
refuses statewide mask or vaccine mandates in a health emergency

Likely to refuse statewide mask or vaccine mandates in a public-health emergency. Based on: 1 2 3. Wrong if: As Governor he issues or extends a statewide mask or vaccine mandate. not tested against later actions. Details

low, 3 basis factsNot tested

Confidence: medium low. Not tested: no later decisions checked.

How the record was checked

Facts, by evidence gradeOfficial record29Secondary source11Self-reported15
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2016 correct, 0 wrong, 4 partly correctSources: 3025 archived, 5 not archivedSearches: 6125 found, 36 found nothing
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2016 correct, 0 wrong, 4 partly correctSources: 3025 archived, 5 not archivedSearches: 6125 found, 36 found nothing
  • 5sources not archived
  • 36searches found nothing
  • 1undated (no source dates it)
  • 0low-confidence facts (counted, not listed)
  • 14corrections logged

Finding nothing is not proof of nothing.

Table
Facts, by evidence grade
EvidenceFacts
Official record29
Secondary source11
Self-reported15
Checks, parts in order
CheckResult
Spot-check16 correct, 0 wrong, 4 partly correct, 0 could not be checked, of 20
Re-check8 correct after corrections, 0 not correct, of 8
Sources25 archived, 5 not archived, of 30
Searches25 found, 36 found nothing, of 61

Low-confidence facts are counted in the charts, never listed by themselves.

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