David Alcos | |
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Member of the
Hawaii House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
Assumed office November 8, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Redistricted [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ralena "Lena" Puanani Byrd Lee
(
m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Website |
www |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]