Will Espero

Will Espero NONENon-Partisan

American politician

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Will EsperoNONENon-Partisan American politician
63
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HIResidence (state)

Will Espero (born November 6, 1960) is an American politician who served as a state senator for the 19th district of the State of Hawaiʻi from 2002 until 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Campaign Funding

20
14
$122,281
Total Raised
$102,889
Total Spent
$8,674
Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education3 - 3 of 1
Seattle University
BS Business Management
1978 - 1982
Past Positions1 - 15 of 15
Majority Floor Leader
Hawaii State Senate
2017 - 2018
Senator
Hawaii State Senate
2002 - 2018
Vice President
Hawaii State Senate
2015 - 2016
Majority Floor Leader
Hawaii State Senate
2013 - 2014
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
1999 - 2002
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
Host
Espero Conversation, Olelo Cable Show
Current
Community Relations Manager
D.R. Horton, Schuler Division
2005 - 2007
General Manager
Ewa by Gentry Community Association
1996 - 2000
Property Manager
Chaney, Brooks and Company
1995 - 1996
Operations Coordinator
Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaii
1995
Executive Secretary
Neighborhood Commission, City and County of Honolulu
1987 - 1994
Executive Secretary
Honolulu Neighborhood Board Commission, Administration of Frank Fasi
Former Employee
First Hawaiian Credit Corporation
Former Employee
Norwest Financial
Other Experience1 - 43 of 43
Advisor
West Oahu Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program
Current
Board Member
West Oahu Economic Development Association
Current
Board of Directors
Friends of the Hawaii State Art Museum
Current
Director
Ewa Beach Boys and Girls Club
Current
Member
Medical Marijuana Legislative Oversight Working Group
Current
Member
Ewa Beach Lions Club
Current
Member
Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
Current
Member
Ewa Beach Community Trust Fund
Current
Member
Workforce Development Council
Current
Member
Special Action Team on Affordable Housing
Current
President
Friends of the Ewa Beach Library
Current
Chair
Ewa Beach Community Trust Fund
Former Coach
American Youth Soccer Organization
Former Coach
Little League Baseball
Former Director
Ewa by Gentry Community Association
Former Director
West Oahu Economic Development Association
Former Member
OLPH Knights of Columbus
Former Participant
City Vision Teams
Former President
The Ewa Beach Business and Professional Association
Former President
Oahu Filipino Jaycees
Former President
Ewa Beach Community Association
Former Vice President
Ewa by Gentry Community Association
Member
Holomua Elementary School Inspection Team
Member
Hawaii Reef & Ocean Coalition
Member
Re-entry Collaborative Steering Committee
Current
Member
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
Current
Member
Steering Committee of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Current
Member
Clean & Sober Homes and Halfway House Task Force
Current
Member
Government Contracting Task Force
Current
Member
Corrections Population Management Commission
Current
Member
Operation Homefront of Hawaii
Current
Vice Chair
House Committee on Transportation
1999 - 2002
Former Chair
Ewa Neighborhood Board
Former Member
Higher Education and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Judiciary and Labor Committtee
Former Member
Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Economic Development, Environment and Technology Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Economic Development and Taxation
Former Vice Chair
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Member
Citizens Advisory Committee, Pearl Harbor Historic Trail
Member
Holomua Elementary School Inspection Team
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