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Noelle Famera (born February 18, 1986) is a Politican, activist, and small business owner.

Famera was born and raised in Burbank, California, but moved to Hawaii after college. In Maui, Hawaii she runs a small business where she is a health and life insurance provider.

Famera is running as a Democrat for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2020. She was known for being the first candidate to announce their support for Universal Basic Income, which is an issue Andrew Yang championed during his 2020 Presidential Run. She also ran on a unique message of Data Right, Climate Change Action, and later championed Hawaiian Rights.

Early life
Famera grew up in Burbank, California, born in 1986. She is a twin and the eldest of 5 children. Famera was homeschooled through high school. In 2015, her son was born, and she married her now-husband, Christopher, in 2016.

In 2005, Famera became a certified massage therapist. In 2007, Famera attended Santa Monica College, where she studied Business Marketing. In 2009, she started her first of many successful freelance businesses, she also became a reverend at the Universal Life Church. In 2018, Famera received her Hawaii License for Life and Health Insurance, she used that license to open her most recent small business where she provides life and health insurance.

Famera also became a self-published author in late 2020.

Political Career
Famera started her political career by joining the Ron Paul 2012 presidential campaign as a volunteer who worked on outreach and marketing, while also helping to recruit more volunteers. Along with that, Famera was an activist for Data Rights during the SOPA/PIPA protests. In 2013, Famera was an advocate to stop Monsanto and to get a moratorium to stop the use of banned pesticides on Maui, Hawaii. In 2014, Famera was the marketing coordinator for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary in Maui, Hawaii. In 2016, Famera was the regional coordinator for the Green New Deal along with a volunteer for the Jill Stein 2016 presidential campaign. Famera is the current precinct president of 23-2 on Oahu, Hawaii and was an active supporter of Tulsi Gabbard and Andrew Yang during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.