Senator Will Espero was born at the U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. His mother is from Santiago, Ilocos Sur, and his father is from Bacnotan, La Union, in the Philippines. Senator Espero graduated from Seattle University in Washington with a B.A. in Business Administration.
Senator Espero represents the 20th Senate District, which encompasses Lower Waipahu to Ewa Beach. He is the Chair of the Public Safety and Military Affairs committee, and a member of the Transportation & International and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Health Committee, and Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee.
Senator Espero is the Chair of the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, which coordinates federally funded transportation projects for Oahu. He is also a Board member of the West Oahu Economic Development Association, Workforce Development Council, the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision, Corrections Population Management Commission, Re-entry Collaborative Steering Committee, and Operation Homefront of Hawaii.
EMPLOYMENT
State Senator: 2002 to Present
CURRENT & PAST COMMUNITY SERVICE
Director: West Oahu Economic Development Association
Director: Ewa Beach Boys and Girls Club
Member: Ewa Beach Lions Club
Member: Ehime Hawaii Planning Committee
President: Friends of the Ewa Beach Library
Member: Ewa Task Force
Member: Waipahu Community Association
Past President: Oahu Filipino Jaycees
Past President: Ewa Beach Community Association
Past Vice-Pres: Ewa by Gentry Community Association
Past Chairman: Ewa Neighborhood Board
Campbell High School Community-Based Management Council
Ilima Intermediate School SCBM
Ewa Beach Elementary School PTSA
Mayor's Beautification Committee
