Matthew LoPresti

Matthew S. LoPresti is an American politician who served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for District 41 from January 2015 to January 2019. He was a candidate for state Senate 19th district in 2018.

LoPresti earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, Bachelor of Arts in history, and Master of Arts in philosophy from the University of Toledo, followed by a PhD in philosophy from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

LoPresti serves as Chair of the Asian and Pacific Studies program and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Hawai‘i Pacific University. He has taught in various capacities at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Chaminade University, Kapiolani Community College, West Virginia University, University of Toledo, and Antioch College's Buddhist Studies Program in London, England and Bodhgaya, India.

LoPresti was elected to consecutive two-year terms on the Executive Committee of the Sierra Club's Oahu Group, where he served as Vice Chair. He was also elected to a two-year term on the ‘Ewa Neighborhood Board in 2011.