Currently beginning her seventh term, Representative Sylvia Luke has served the residents of the 26th House District (Nuuanu-Pauoa-Pacific Heights-Papakolea-Punchbowl) since 1998.  Over the years, Representative Luke has served as:  Vice Speaker of the House; Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary; Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Legislative Management; Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns; and Chair of the Select Committee on War Preparedness.  
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Born on December 15, 1967 in Seoul, Korea, Representative Luke attended Lincoln Elementary School, Kawananakoa Middle School and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1985.  She received a B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989 and received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1995.  
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In addition to serving as a legislator, Representative Luke is an attorney in private practice.