Samantha DeCorte | |
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![]() DeCorte in 2025 at Makua Valley | |
Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 22nd district | |
Assumed office November 5, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Cross Makani Crabbe |
Personal details | |
Born | 1979or1980(age 44–45) |
Political party | Republican |
Samantha Momilani DeCorte is a Native Hawaiian politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate for the 22nd district. A Republican,she was elected and assumed office on November 5,2024.
In 2022,DeCorte ran for state senate in the 22nd district and narrowly lost to the Democratic incumbent,Maile Shimabukuro,by just 40 votes. [1] She ran again in 2024 and won by 1,134 votes,having defeated Democrat Cedric Gates. [2]
DeCorte has worked at the Hawaii Department of Transportation and served as a community leader at Word of Life Christian Center. [3]