Joseph M. Souki

Joseph Souki

Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 16, 2013
Preceded by	Calvin Say
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1982
Preceded by	???
Personal details
Born	(1933-04-25) April 25, 1933 Puʻunene, Hawaii, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Frances Borge
Children	Desiree Mark
Alma mater	Woodbury University
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Website	House website

Joseph M. Souki is a Democratic politician and current Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives.^[1] He replaced former Speaker Calvin Say in 2013, after organizing a coalition with both Democrats and Republicans.^[2]^[3]^[4] This is his second time as Speaker, having served previously from 1993 to 1999.^[5] He has represented Hawaii's 8th District since 1982, and has served as Chair of the Finance Committee and the Transportation Committee. He has been the primary sponsor of 825 bills.^[6] Before becoming a politician, Souki was a real estate broker and Executive Director of the Maui Economic Opportunity.^[7] He also served as a Private First Class in the United States Army from 1954-1956.^[8]

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Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives

28th Legislature (2015–2016) Speaker of the House: Joseph M. Souki (D) Vice Speaker of the House: John Mizuno (D) Majority Leader: Scott Saiki (D) Minority Leader: Beth Fukumoto (R)

Mark Nakashima (D) Clift Tsuji (D) Richard Onishi (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D) Richard Creagan (D) Nicole Lowen (D) Cindy Evans (D) Joseph M. Souki (D) Justin Woodson (D) Angus McKelvey (D) Kaniela Ing (D) Kyle Yamashita (D) Mele Carroll (D) Derek Kawakami (D) James Tokioka (D) Dee Morikawa (D) Gene Ward (R) Mark Hashem (D) Bertrand Kobayashi (D) Calvin Say (D) Scott Nishimoto (D) Tom Brower (D) Isaac Choy (D) Della Au Belatti (D) Sylvia Luke (D) Scott Saiki (D) Takashi Ohno (D) John Mizuno (D) Karl Rhoads (D) Romy Cachola (D) Aaron Johanson (D) Linda Ichiyama (D) Sam Kong (D) Gregg Takayama (D) Roy Takumi (D) Beth Fukumoto (R) Ryan Yamane (D) Henry Aquino (D) Ty Cullen (D) Bob McDermott (R) Matthew LoPresti (D) Sharon Har (D) Andria Tupola (R) Jo Jordan (D) Lauren Matsumoto (R) Marcus Oshiro (D) Feki Pouha (R) Jarrett Keohokalole (D) Ken Ito (D) Cynthia Thielen (R) Chris Lee (D)

Democratic (44) Republican (7) Hawaii Legislature Hawaii House of Representatives Hawaii State Senate

Current statewide political officials of Hawaii

U.S. Senators	Brian Schatz Mazie Hirono

State government	David Ige, Governor Shan Tsutsui, Lieutenant Governor & Sec. of State Doug Chin, Attorney General Douglas G. Murdock, State Treasurer (called Comptroller), appointed by the Gov.

Senate	Ron Kouchi, President Will Espero, Vice President J. Kalani English, Majority Leader Sam Slom, Minority Leader

House	Joseph M. Souki, Speaker John Mizuno, Vice Speaker Scott Saiki, Majority Leader Beth Fukumoto, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Mark E. Recktenwald, Chief Justice Paula A. Nakayama, Sabrina McKenna Richard W. Pollack Michael D. Wilson

Current Speakers of U.S. state Houses of Representatives

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives: Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin)

AL Mike Hubbard (R) AK Mike Chenault (R) AZ David Gowan (R) AR Jeremy Gillam (R) CA Toni Atkins (D) CO Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D) CT Brendan Sharkey (D) DE Peter Schwartzkopf (D) FL Steve Crisafulli (R) GA David Ralston (R) HI Joseph Souki (D) ID Scott Bedke (R) IL Michael Madigan (D) IN Brian Bosma (R) IA Kraig Paulsen (R) KS Ray Merrick (R) KY Greg Stumbo (D) LA Taylor Barras (R) ME Mark Eves (D) MD Michael Busch (D) MA Robert DeLeo (D) MI Kevin Cotter (R) MN Kurt Daudt (R) MS Philip Gunn (R) MO Todd Richardson (R) MT Mark Blasdel (R) NE Galen Hadley (R) NV John Hambrick (R) NH Shawn Jasper (R) NJ Vincent Prieto (D) NM Don Tripp (R) NY Carl Heastie (D) NC Tim Moore (R) ND Wesley Belter (R) OH Cliff Rosenberger (R) OK Jeff Hickman (R) OR Tina Kotek (D) PA Mike Turzai (R) RI Nicholas Mattiello (D) SC Jay Lucas (R) SD Dean Wink (R) TN Beth Harwell (R) TX Joe Straus (R) UT Greg Hughes (R) VT Shap Smith (D) VA William Howell (R) WA Frank Chopp (D) WV Tim Armstead (R) WI Robin Vos (R) WY Kermit Brown (R) DC Phil Mendelson (D) Territories: AS Savali Talavou Ale (I) GU Judith Won Pat (D) MP Joseph Deleon Guerrero (I) PR Jaime Perelló (D) VI Neville James (D)

Political party affiliations: 34 Republican 20 Democratic 2 Independent italics indicate speakers of unicameral bodies

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