Facts: - state house: hawaii - party: democratic - spouse: frances borge - predecessor: calvin say ??? - office: speaker of the hawaii house of representatives - district: 8th - children: desiree mark - term start: january 16 , 2013 1982 - birth date: 25 april 1933 - name: joseph souki - website: -lsb- http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=souki house website -rsb- - birth place: puunene , hawaii , u.s. - religion: roman catholicism - alma mater: woodbury university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph m. souki .
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joseph m. souki is a democratic politician and current speaker of the hawaii house of representatives .he replaced former speaker calvin say in 2013 , after organizing a coalition with both democrats and republicans .this is his second time as speaker , having served previously from 1993 to 1999 .he has represented hawaii 's 8th district since 1982 , and has served as chair of the finance committee and the transportation committee .he has been the primary sponsor of 825 bills .before becoming a politician , souki was a real estate broker and executive director of the maui economic opportunity .he also served as a private first class in the united states army from 1954-1956 .