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Sylvia Eun Jung Luke (née Chang, born December 15, 1967) is an American politician who is serving as the 16th lieutenant governor of Hawaii. She served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for 24 years, from 1998 until her election as lieutenant governor in 2022. She is the first South Korean-born politician ever elected to a statewide office in the United States.
Sylvia Luke was born Chang Eun Jung (장은정) on December 15, 1967, in Seoul, South Korea. Because her Korean name, Eun, means "silver," her mother gave her the English name Sylvia.
When she was nine years old, her family moved to Hawai'i and she started school at Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School. She could speak only a few words of English and recalls how her homeroom teacher volunteered to coach her daily after school. She later attended Lincoln Elementary School, Kawananakoa Middle School and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1985.
While a junior and senior at Roosevelt High School, Luke conducted independent research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on genetics in entomology. This experience led her to become a strong supporter of Early College, a program that allows high school students to take college classes and earn credits.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She also spent a semester studying international studies at Yonsei University in Korea.
Luke consecutively served from January 1999 until 2013 in the Hawaii House of Representatives for the 26th district, and from January 2013 until 2022 for the 25th district. In addition to serving as a legislator, she worked as an attorney in private practice.
For 24 years, Luke served in the Hawaii House of Representatives as the representative for Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights and Pauoa.
She has served as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, Vice Speaker from 2001 to 2004, Chair of the House Select Committee on War Preparedness, and Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary from 2005 to 2006. As Judiciary Chair, Luke was instrumental in passing laws to require lifetime registration for the worst sex offenders and all convicted felons to submit DNA samples and hand impressions.
Sylvia Luke
Sylvia Eun Jung Luke (née Chang, born December 15, 1967) is an American politician who is serving as the 16th lieutenant governor of Hawaii. She served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for 24 years, from 1998 until her election as lieutenant governor in 2022. She is the first South Korean-born politician ever elected to a statewide office in the United States.
Sylvia Luke was born Chang Eun Jung (장은정) on December 15, 1967, in Seoul, South Korea. Because her Korean name, Eun, means "silver," her mother gave her the English name Sylvia.
When she was nine years old, her family moved to Hawai'i and she started school at Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School. She could speak only a few words of English and recalls how her homeroom teacher volunteered to coach her daily after school. She later attended Lincoln Elementary School, Kawananakoa Middle School and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1985.
While a junior and senior at Roosevelt High School, Luke conducted independent research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on genetics in entomology. This experience led her to become a strong supporter of Early College, a program that allows high school students to take college classes and earn credits.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She also spent a semester studying international studies at Yonsei University in Korea.
Luke consecutively served from January 1999 until 2013 in the Hawaii House of Representatives for the 26th district, and from January 2013 until 2022 for the 25th district. In addition to serving as a legislator, she worked as an attorney in private practice.
For 24 years, Luke served in the Hawaii House of Representatives as the representative for Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights and Pauoa.
She has served as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, Vice Speaker from 2001 to 2004, Chair of the House Select Committee on War Preparedness, and Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary from 2005 to 2006. As Judiciary Chair, Luke was instrumental in passing laws to require lifetime registration for the worst sex offenders and all convicted felons to submit DNA samples and hand impressions.
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