Sylvia Luke
2022 - Present
2026
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Sylvia Luke (Democratic Party) is the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Luke (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Luke is a former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. She represented District 26 from 1998 to 2012. She was redistricted into District 25 in 2012 and won re-election. She represented District 25 from 2012 to 2022.
Biography
Sylvia Luke was born in Seoul, South Korea. Luke graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1985. She earned a B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989 and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1995. Luke's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Luke was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee, Chair
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2019-2020
Luke was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee, Chair
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Finance, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Luke served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Luke served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Luke served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Consumer Protection & Commerce |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor & Public Employment |
| • Public Safety & Military Affairs |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Luke served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Consumer Protection & Commerce |
| • Energy & Environmental Protection |
| • Housing |
| • Judiciary |
| • Water, Land & Ocean Resources |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
Lieutenant Governor
See also: Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Sylvia Luke defeated Seaula Tupai in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sylvia Luke (D) | 63.2 | 261,025 |
 | Seaula Tupai (R)  | 36.8 | 152,237 | |
| Total votes: 413,262 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sylvia Luke | 36.2 | 87,797 |
 | Ikaika Anderson | 27.8 | 67,462 | |
 | Keith Amemiya | 23.6 | 57,199 | |
 | Sherry Menor-McNamara | 10.5 | 25,349 | |
 | Sam Puletasi | 1.0 | 2,328 | |
 | Daniel Cunningham | 0.9 | 2,215 | |
| Total votes: 242,350 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sergio Alcubilla (D)
- Jill Tokuda (D)
- Ron Menor (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Seaula Tupai defeated Rob Burns and Tae Kim in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Seaula Tupai | 53.6 | 35,798 |
| Rob Burns | 34.6 | 23,121 | |
| Tae Kim | 11.8 | 7,911 | |
| Total votes: 66,830 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Charles Keoho | 100.0 | 1,030 | |
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| Total votes: 1,030 | |||
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Aloha Aina Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shaena Dela Cruz Hoohuli (Aloha Aina Party)
House of Representatives
Sylvia Luke did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Sylvia Luke won election outright in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 25 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sylvia Luke | 100.0 | 5,014 |
| Total votes: 5,014 | |||
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2018
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Sylvia Luke won election in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 25.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Sylvia Luke advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 25 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sylvia Luke | 100.0 | 4,266 |
| Total votes: 4,266 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Sylvia Luke ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 25 general election.[2]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Democratic |  Sylvia Luke Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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Incumbent Sylvia Luke ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 25 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Democratic | Sylvia Luke Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Sylvia Luke was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Ronald Y.K. Lam was unopposed in the Republican primary. Luke defeated Lam in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sylvia Luke Incumbent |
69.1% | 5,209 | |
| Republican | Ronald Y.K. Lam | 30.9% | 2,324 | |
| Total Votes | 7,533 | |||
2012
Luke won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 25. Luke ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
2010
Luke won re-election to the 26th District seat in 2010. Luke defeated Gary Payne in the September 18 primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Norm Katz ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[10]
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Sylvia Luke (D)
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6,189 | 69.5% | ||
| Norm Katz (R) | 2,132 | 23.9% | ||
2008
In 2008, Luke won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives from Hawaii's 26th District. Luke ran unopposed in the election. She raised $41,127 for her campaign.[11]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sylvia Luke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Luke's campaign website stated the following:
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Affordable Housing Our statewide median housing price is over $900,000 – unattainable for many of our kama’āina. Hawai`i has one of the lowest percentages of homeownership in all the nation. This must change. We need more affordable housing – for working families and young residents looking to secure a home and their future here in the islands. Sylvia supported millions of dollars of state investment into more affordable housing. And she is committed to seeing more production of affordable inventory.
Hawai’iʻs unique statewide educational system was intended to make sure that all of our keiki, regardless of background or affluence, have equal access to K-12 education. Creating true educational equity requires a much broader systemic approach, including universal access to preschool, teacher retention initiatives, and college scholarship support. Sylvia has a strong record pushing for these initiatives and as Lieutenant Governor will fight for more educational access and support.
The pandemic highlighted the importance of remote communication. We need it to stay connected - for work, for our children’s education, for telehealth doctor visits, for staying in touch with family. But, rural and remote areas are less served. There are limited options to choose from with virtually no competition. We must boost availability of broadband access as this service will only become more critical and integrated into our daily lives.
Hawai`i is one of the most beautiful places on earth – but we must never stop protecting and preserving our natural resources. The issues of climate change are upon us, and the state must be prepared to face rising sea levels, must build a more resilient economy and plan for our people’s food security. Consolidating responding agencies and establishing a management and fee structure for natural resource protection are important foundational steps.
Hawai`i is one of the most expensive places to live – and it’s only getting harder with rising inflation. Sylvia was known as a budget hawk - watching how our tax dollars got spent, and avoiding any broad-based tax increases. She’s advocated for increasing the minimum wage and reducing government’s burden on working families and those living paycheck to paycheck. She will continue to fight for those across our state who are struggling to make ends meet because she understands the obstacles these families and individuals in our communities face.[12] |
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| —Sylvia Luke's campaign website (2022)[13] | ||
2020
Sylvia Luke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5.
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 3.
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2017
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In 2017, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20. The legislature held its first special session from August 28 to September 1. The legislature held its second special session from September 25 to September 26. The legislature held its third special session on November 14.
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2016
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In 2016, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 through May 5. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20.
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2015
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In 2015, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 21 through May 7.
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2014
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In 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 3.
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Personal
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Luke is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.[16]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Hawai'i State Legislature, "Representative Sylvia Luke (D)," accessed December 1, 2022
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign funds," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sylvia Luke for LG, “Five Pillars,” accessed October 24, 2022
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 24, 2014
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Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii 2022-Present |
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Hawaii House of Representatives District 25 2012-2022 |
Succeeded by Scott Saiki (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 26 1998-2012 |
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