| Joe Shekarchi | |
| Office1: | 224th Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives |
| Deputy1: | Charlene Lima |
| Term Start1: | January 5, 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Nicholas Mattiello |
| Office3: | Majority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | January 3, 2017 |
| Term End3: | January 5, 2021 |
| Predecessor3: | John DeSimone |
| Successor3: | Christopher Blazejewski |
| State House4: | Rhode Island |
| District4: | 23rd |
| Term Start4: | January 1, 2013 |
| Predecessor4: | Robert Flaherty |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1962 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | Suffolk University (BA, JD) |
Khalil Joseph Shekarchi[1] (born May 17, 1962) is an American politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. A Democrat, he has represented District 23 in Warwick since January 1, 2013.[2] He was chairman of the House Labor Committee until his Democratic colleagues elected him as the House majority leader in November 2016.[3] After four years as majority leader, his colleagues elected him speaker in November 2020 following the defeat of longtime speaker Nicholas Mattiello. Shekarchi considers himself a moderate Democrat.[4]
Shekarchi earned his bachelor's degree in government from Suffolk University and his Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School. He attended Mount St. Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island prior to attending Suffolk.
Shekarchi is openly gay.[7] He is the second openly gay speaker of the Rhode Island House, after Gordon Fox.
|-