Julie Reyes Oda

Julie Reyes Oda
Oda in 2024
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 5, 2024
Preceded byRose Martinez
Personal details
Born (1977-03-25) March 25, 1977
Oʻahu, Hawaii
PartyRepublican
EducationKapiʻolani Community College (AS)
Hawaiʻi Pacific University (BA, MBA, MA)
Western Governors University (MA)
University of Southern California (EdD)

Julie K. Reyes Oda (born March 25, 1977) is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for the 40th district since 2024.

Early life and career

Reyes Oda was born and raised on Oʻahu to parents who grew up on sugar plantations in Waialua and Honokaʻa.[1] She is of Filipino, Japanese, Hawaiian, and Portuguese descent. She graduated from President William McKinley High School. She then graduated from Kapiʻolani Community College with an Associate of Science in paralegal studies, Hawaiʻi Pacific University with a BA, MBA, and Master of Arts, Western Governors University with a Master of Arts, and the University of Southern California with a Doctor of Education.[2]

Reyes Oda has worked as a mathematics teacher at Nānākuli High and Intermediate School since 2015. She was previously a teacher at the Hale Ho’omalu Juvenile Detention Facility with Olomana High & Intermediate School, a math instructor at Leeward Community College from 2012 to 2014, and a social studies and mathematics teacher at James Campbell High School from 2007 to 2012. She co-wrote a March 2022 article in the Honolulu Civil Beat advocating for expanded Hawaiian language immersion and cultural programs on the Oʻahu's Leeward Coast.[1]

Hawaii House of Representatives

In the 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election, Reyes Oda defeated incumbent Democrat Rose Martinez.[3]

Electoral history

Hawaii House of Representatives District 40 general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Reyes Oda 4,290 49.4
Democratic Rose Martinez (incumbent) 3,828 44
We the People Christian Ulufanua 253 2.9
Blank votes 310 3.6
Over votes 11 0.1
Total votes 8,692 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. 1 2 Reyes Oda, Julie; Weyer, Matt (March 28, 2022). "DOE Has A Constitutional Duty To Provide Immersion And Cultural Programs". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ Sampaga, Jim Bea (July 18, 2024). "Filipino Americans in Hawaii Running For Office In The 2024 Primary Elections". Hawaii Filipino Chronicle. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ "State races conclude with latest printout". Hawaii News Now. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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