Sarah Todd Cunningham

Sarah Todd Cunningham (April 9, 1894 – May 8, 1963[1][2]) was an American politician who served in the Hawaii Territorial Senate.

She worked at City Transfer for 10 years as a bookkeeper and stenographer, and served as Acting Postmaster at the Hilo Post Office for 13 months.

[4] The Honolulu Star-Bulletin described her as "self-educated, energetic, pleasant-speaking, and quick-acting", and favorably characterized her as capable and committed.

The Honolulu Advertiser reported that this enabled them to pass several legislative items that benefited Cunningham's district, praising her "political sagacity" and describing her as an "example of what women can do in public and business life".

[10] Territorial Representative Henry Lai Hipp spoke against the bill, saying he didn't "believe that county obligations can be met" if the tax was removed.

The newspaper also stated that Hill was in an ongoing feud with Charles Silva, another Territorial Senator from Hawaii Island, and expressed concern that Cunningham was siding with Hill and leaving the island's delegation "irrevocably split in equal halves"; it concluded by calling on the members to "put aside personal grievances and bickering".

Cunningham, in a 1936 campaign announcement