Six Members of Congress, five General Officers,
12 State Senators and 19 State Representatives in 20 States of Greek descent elected
In the conclusion of the 2024 presidential elections in the United States on November 5, 2024, this resulted in six members of Congress, five General Officers, 12 State Senators and 19 State Representatives totaling 42 elected officials of Hellenic decent in 20 states across the country.
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 members of congress Maggie Goodlander (D-New Hampshire) and Mike Haridopolos (R-Florida).
The presence of Greek-American officials on the state level as General Officers was also significant. Eleni Kounalakis, (D-California), Stavros Anthony (R-Nevada), Susan Bysiewicz (D-Connecticut) as Lieutenant Governors, while Alexi Giannoulias (D-Illinois) Secretary of State and Diana Dizoglio (D- Massachusetts) as the State Auditor General.
In the State Senate legislatures, 12 State Senators have been elected which includes State Senator Spiros Mantzavinos (D- Delaware), State Senator John Velis (D-Massachusetts), Senator Bruce Tarr (R-Republican), State Senator Sandra Pappas (D-Minnesota), State Senators Michael Giannaris, Andrew Gounardes and James Skoufis (D-New York), State Senator James Ohrenschall (D-Nevada), State Senator Maria Tzanakis–Collett (D Pennsylvania), State Senator Leonidas Raptakis (D-Rhode Island), State Senator Stella Pekarsky (D-Virginia) and State Senator Stephan Pappas (R-Wyoming).
In the House of Representatives State legislatures, 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), State Representatives 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 continue 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 other 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”, emphasized 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 congressional district. As final results are being confirmed and certified by various state boards of elections across the United States additional elected officials will 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 legislatures and general officers of Greek descent in non-Greek speaking countries.
