Gene Ward

Gene Ward REPRepublican

State Representative, District 18

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Gene WardREPRepublican State Representative, District 18
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Gene R. Ward is an American politician and a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2006, current representing District 18. He previously served as the Minority Leader from 2018 to 2020 and as Representative for District 17 from 1990 to 1998. He is a Vietnam veteran and former Peace Corps Country Director in East Timor. He also served with the United Nations in Malawi, Africa and was a presidential appointee in USAID in the George W. Bush administration.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
University of Hawaii at Manoa
PhD Business Sociology
1975 - 1983
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Certified Urban Planning
1980
University of Hawaii at Manoa
MA Urban Sociology
1980
University of Hawaii at Manoa
BA
Past Positions1 - 16 of 16
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2022 - Current
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2006 - 2022
Minority Policy Leader
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Minority Leader
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2019 - 2021
Minority Floor Leader
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2017 - 2018
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
1990 - 1998
Former Minority Leader Emeritus
Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Minority Policy Leader
Hawaii State House of Representatives
Country Director
Peace Corps, East Timor
2005 - 2006
Senior Democracy Advisor
Office of Democracy and Governance, United States Agency for International Development
2000 - 2005
Advisor
Industrial Development Organization, United Nations
1985 - 2000
Adjunct Faculty
Hawaii Pacific University
1991 - Current
Co-Founder
Hawaii Entrepreneurship Training and Development Institute
1977 - 1990
Advisor
International Labor Organization Malawi, Africa, United Nations
1985 - 1987
Translator-Interpreter
United States Army, Vietnam
1968 - 1970
Former Adjunct Professor
Charminade University
Other Experience1 - 31 of 31
Member
Hawaii-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Board of Governors, East-West Center
2010 - 2011
Advisory Board Member
Trans Pacific Hawaii College
2008 - Current
Co-Chair
Republican National Convention
2008
Board Member
East-West Center Alumni Association
1998 - 2000
Member
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Association
1998 - Current
Member
Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board
1988 - 1990
Precinct Vice President
Republican Party
1988 - Current
Member
Rotary International
1983 - Current
Former Chair
Transportation Committee, Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board
Former Director
HALE Coalition, Japanese American Citizens League
Former Member
African-American Chamber of Commerce
Former Member
Filipino Chamber of Commerce
Former Member
Waikiki Rotary
Former Member
Small Business Hawaii
Former Member
Small Business Council, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Former Member
Friends of Hawaii Kai Library
Former Member
Japanese American Chamber of Commerce
Member
Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Finance Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Agriculture and Food Systems Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Former Member
Finance Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Intrastate Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Tourism Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Keiki Caucus
Former Member
Human Services and Homelessness Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Legislative Management Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Veterans, Military, and International Affairs, and Culture and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Economic Development and Business Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
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