Karl Rhoads

Karl A. Rhoads (born January 24, 1963) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2013 representing District 29. Rhoads served consecutively from January 2007 until 2013 in the District 28 seat.

Rhoads earned his BA in chemistry and history at Andrews University, his MA at the University of London, and his JD from George Washington University.

• 2012 Redistricted to District 29, and with Democratic Representative Joey Manahan running for Honolulu City Council, Rhoads won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,604 votes, and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election.
• 2006 When Democratic Representative Ken Hiraki retired and left the District 28 seat open, Rhoads won the three-way September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 1,920 votes (59.4%), and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 2,547 votes (49.9%) against Republican nominee Collin Wong.
• 2008 Rhoads was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,812 votes, and the November 4, 2008 General election.
• 2010 Rhoads was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,686 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,203 votes (52.3%) against Republican nominee David Chang.

• "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2013. 
• "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013. 
• "Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2013. 
• "General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013. 
• "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013. 
• "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2013. 
• "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2013. 
• "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013.