Will Espero
| Will Espero | |
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| Vice President of the Hawaiʻi State Senate | |
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Assumed office November 5, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Kouchi |
| Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 19th district |
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Assumed office 2002 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1960 Yokosuka, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Sean, Jason, Jasmine Tiana |
| Residence | ʻEwa Beach, Hawaiʻi |
| Alma mater | Seattle University (BS, 1982) |
Will Espero (born November 6, 1960) is an American politician who has served as a state senator for the 19th district of the State of Hawaiʻi since 2002. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born on November 6, 1960, at a United States naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, Espero is the son of Victor and Paulina Espero. Originally from Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, Victor served in the United States Navy for 21 years while his wife, Paulina, originally from Santiago, Ilocus Sur, Philippines, retires as a licensed practical nurse. As entrepreneurs, Victor and Paulina also operated a restaurant, catering service, and carehomes.
Growing up in a military family, Espero lived in Vallejo, California, Jacksonville, Florida, Athens, Georgia, Norfolk, Virginia, Oak Harbor, Washington, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Naples, Italy, and Yokosuka, Japan.
Espero attended Seattle University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management in 1982. Later that year, he moved to Hawaiʻi and established a home. He worked in the finance and banking industry, property management, local home development, and the Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaiʻi. A few years later in 1987, he entered politics, working with former mayor Frank Fasi and his administration as the Executive Secretary of the City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission.
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