Sylvia Luke
American politician (born 1967)
Sylvia Eun Jung Luke (née Chang, born December 15, 1967) is an American politician who has served since 2022 as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. A member of the Democratic party, she served in the Hawaii House of Representatives representing the 26th district from 1998 to 2013, and the 25th district from 2013 to 2022. Luke is the first politician of South Korean descent to be elected to a statewide office in the United States.
In 2026, Luke took a leave of absence following a grand jury indictment for bribery.
Early life and education
Sylvia Luke was born Chang Eun Jung (장은정) on December 15, 1967, in Seoul, South Korea, the eldest child of businessman Yun Hoo “Paul” Chang and Yun Ja Chang. Luke's Korean name, Eun, meaning silver, inspired her mother to have her English name be Sylvia. Luke's father passed away when she was 16 following complications from a stroke.
Luke's family moved to Hawaiʻi when she was nine years old. She attended Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School, where her homeroom teacher volunteered to coach her English skills after school. Luke later attended Lincoln Elementary School and Kawananakoa Middle School before graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1985.
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