By the end of the 2024 elections in the United States on November 5, a total of 42 elected officials of Hellenic decent in 20 states across the country now hold office, six members of Congress, five General Officers, 12 State Senators, and 19 State Representatives.
On the national level, Gus Bilirakis (R-Florida), Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York), Dina Titus (D-Nevada), Chris Pappas (D-New Hampshire) were re-elected to the United States Congress House of Representatives, where they will be joined by newly-elected Greek-American members of Congress Maggie Goodlander (D-New Hampshire) and Mike Haridopolos (R-Florida).
In the State House of Representatives, State legislatures or Assembly, the following are also in office: State Representative Anastasia (Stacey) Travers (D-Arizona), State Representatives Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Christopher Poulos, and Savet Constantine (D-Connecticut), Nicole Klarides-Ditria and Tina Courpas (R-Connecticut), State Representatives Chuck Efstration and Mike Cheokas (R-Georgia), State Representative Steven Xiarhos, (R-Massachusetts), Assemblymen Michael Tannousis and John Lemondes (R-New York), State Representatives Efstathia Booras and Louis Juris (D-New Hampshire), State Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Ohio), State Representative Alek Skarlatos (R-Oregon), State Representative Steve Malagari (D-Pennsylvania), State Representative Leonidas Stavrinakis (D-South Carolina), and State Representative John Spiros (R-Wisconsin).
All of the elected candidates look forward to continuing to have the opportunity to be a strong voice on issues of concern in the Greek-American community and also working closely with their respective colleagues in government to strengthen the relationship between Greece and the United States. “We have a strong network of Hellenic-American elected officials across the United States and want to make sure we are being heard in Washington, DC, and in state capitals across the country,” said Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas Raptakis, President of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (PADEE-WHIA).
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Maryland) did not seek re-election and Congressional candidate John Booras (R-Illinois) was unsuccessful in his election bid. As final results are being confirmed and certified by various state boards of elections across the United States additional elected officials will likely be added as members.
The Greek-American elected members are also associated with the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (PADEE-WHIA), an organization that consists of current and former elected legislative and general officers of Greek descent in non-Greek speaking countries. / padeewhia