David Alcos

American politician

David Alcos III
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 8, 2022
Preceded byRedistricted[1]
Personal details
Born1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)
ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Ralena "Lena" Puanani Byrd Lee
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(m. 2002)​
Children2
Websitewww.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=249&year=2024

David Augustine Alcos III[2] (born 1967 or 1968)[3] is an American politician from the Hawaii Republican Party.[4] He was first elected in 2022 to the Hawaii State House of Representatives from District 41.[5]

Early life and education

Alcos was born and raised in Ewa Beach.[6] He attended Ewa Elementary and Ilima Intermediate, and graduated from James Campbell High School in 1987.[7]

Career and community involvement

Alcos became a construction worker after high school and later started his own company, D.A. Builders. He served as a football coach at his former high school, and has had membership in the Lions Club service organization and his neighborhood board.[8]

Political service

In 2020, Alcos ran an unsuccessful campaign to represent District 41 in the Hawaii House of Representatives, losing by less than 2 percent of the votes cast.[9] He ran again in 2022 and won against the incumbent, 59% to 41%.[10] Soon after taking office in November 2022, Alcos was chosen by Hawaii's House Republican Caucus to serve as assistant minority leader.[11] Alcos is running for reelection in 2024.[12]

Personal life

Alcos married Ralena "Lena" Puanani Byrd Lee in 2002[2] and, according to his campaign site, has two children and two grandchildren.[7] His paternal grandfather was born in the Philippines and worked as a boilerman at the Oahu Sugar Company's Waipahu mill.[13] Per an obituary, Alcos' father also worked for the sugar company.[14]

References

  1. ^ Nakaso, Dan (November 6, 2021). "Redistricting process will affect every 2022 Hawaii state House and Senate race". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Yahoo! News.
  2. ^ a b "Oahu marriage licenses and birth certificates". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 17, 2002. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Candidate Q&A: State House District 41 – David Alcos". Honolulu Civil Beat. October 9, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "David Alcos". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Hawaii Rep. David Alcos III (R) | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Legislative Members". www.capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Meet David". My Site. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. ^ Angarone, Ben (October 3, 2022). "Changing Demographics In Ewa's House District 41 Could Make For A Close Race". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "2020 Hawaii State House – District 41 Election Results". USA Today. December 15, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "2022 Hawaii State House Election Results". USA Today. January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  11. ^ Harjo-Livingston, Sandy (November 13, 2022). "Matsumoto chosen to be Hawaiʻi House Minority Leader". KHON-TV. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Election Ballot". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  13. ^ "Obituaries". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. May 16, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  14. ^ "David Alcos Jr". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. July 25, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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32nd Legislature (2023)
Speaker of the House
Scott Saiki (D)
Vice Speaker of the House
Greggor Ilagan (D)
Majority Leader
Nadine Nakamura (D)
Minority Leader
Lauren Matsumoto (R)
  1. ▌Matthias Kusch (D)
  2. ▌Richard Onishi (D)
  3. ▌Chris Toshiro Todd (D)
  4. ▌Greggor Ilagan (D)
  5. ▌Jeanné Kapela (D)
  6. ▌Kirstin Kahaloa (D)
  7. ▌Nicole Lowen (D)
  8. ▌David Tarnas (D)
  9. ▌Justin Woodson (D)
  10. ▌Tyson Miyake (D)
  11. ▌Terez Amato (D)
  12. ▌Kyle Yamashita (D)
  13. ▌Mahina Poepoe (D)
  14. ▌Elle Cochran (D)
  15. ▌Nadine Nakamura (D)
  16. ▌Luke Evslin (D)
  17. ▌Dee Morikawa (D)
  18. ▌Gene Ward (R)
  19. ▌Mark Hashem (D)
  20. ▌Bertrand Kobayashi (D)
  21. ▌Jackson Sayama (D)
  22. ▌Andrew Takuya Garrett (D)
  23. ▌Scott Nishimoto (D)
  24. ▌Adrian Tam (D)
  25. ▌Scott Saiki (D)
  26. ▌Della Au Belatti (D)
  27. ▌Jenna Takenouchi (D)
  28. ▌Daniel Holt (D)
  29. ▌May Mizuno (D)
  30. ▌Sonny Ganaden (D)
  31. ▌Linda Ichiyama (D)
  32. ▌Micah Aiu (D)
  33. ▌Sam Satoru Kong (D)
  34. ▌Gregg Takayama (D)
  35. ▌Cory Chun (D)
  36. ▌Rachele Lamosao (D)
  37. ▌Trish La Chica (D)
  38. ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R)
  39. ▌Elijah Pierick (R)
  40. ▌Rose Martinez (D)
  41. ▌David Alcos (R)
  42. ▌Diamond Garcia (R)
  43. ▌Kanani Souza (R)
  44. ▌Darius Kila (D)
  45. ▌Cedric Gates (D)
  46. ▌Amy Perruso (D)
  47. ▌Sean Quinlan (D)
  48. ▌Lisa Kitagawa (D)
  49. ▌Scot Matayoshi (D)
  50. ▌Natalia Hussey-Burdick (D)
  51. ▌Lisa Marten (D)


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