Justin Howard Woodson is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 15, 2013 representing District 9, which includes Kahului, Puûunene, Old Sand Hills, and Maui Lani. Woodson currently serves as chairperson on the Committee of Higher and Lower Education, a member of the Housing and Transportation Committee, and serves as the Majority Whip for the House. Woodson previously served as a member on the Intrastate, Tourism, Veterans, Military, International Affairs, Culture and Arts Committees.
Woodson helped initiate the Hawaiûi Promise Program, Hawaiûi's version of free college within the community college system for in-state students that demonstrate financial need.àWoodson has publicly expressed his interest in expanding the Hawaiûi Promise Program to all University of Hawaiûi schools and is a strong advocate for world class K-12 publicàeducation in the state of Hawaiûi and across the United States.àHe is also a proponent of early education and has worked to help build out a high quality public pre-kindergarten system in Hawaiûi.
Woodson and his wife, Stacy Suyat Woodson, have four children.
Woodson earned his BA in political science from California State University Fullerton.