Karl Rhoads

Karl Rhoads DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 13

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Karl RhoadsDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 13
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Karl A. Rhoads (born January 24, 1963) is an American politician, lawyer and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since 2016 representing District 13. Rhoads previously served consecutively from 2012 to 2016 representing District 29 in the Hawaii House of Representatives and from November 2006 to 2012 in the District 28 seat.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
George Washington University
JD
1993 - 1996
University of London
MA Soviet/Eastern European Area Studies
1987
Andrews University
BA History/Chemistry
1986
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Senator
Hawaii State Senate
2016 - Current
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2006 - 2016
Attorney
Self-Employed
Current
Legislative Aide
Representative Marilyn B Lee
2001 - 2006
Summer Clerk
Judge Corinne K. A. Watanabe, Intermediate Court of Appeals
1995
Legislative Assistant
Representative Eliot L Engel
1990 - 1993
Former Attorney
Perkin and Hosoda
Former Intern
United States Senator John F. Kerry
Former Legislative Aide
Representative Louise M Slaughter
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Member
Board of Directors, Pacific Gateway Center
Current
Player
University of London, Men's Basketball
1986 - 1987
Former Member
Board of Directors, Honolulu Tower
Former Member
Downtown Neighborhood Board
Former Member
Chinatown Citizens Patrol
Former Member
Sheridan Citizens Patrol
Member
Agriculture and Environment Committee, Hawaii State Senate
2023 - Current
Former Chair
Human Services Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair
Committee on Water and Land, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair
Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Interim Task Force on Smart Growth
Former Member
Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member
Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Judiciary and Labor Committee, Hawaii State Senate
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