Cov Ratcliffe

Michael Covenant "Cov" Ratcliffe is an American politician and labor law attorney serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing the 28th district since 2026. A Democrat, he was appointed to succeed Daniel Holt, who resigned on February 14, 2026, to take a position with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Early life and education Ratcliffe was born and raised on Kaua'i and is the son of a Mexican immigrant. He graduated from Kauai High School. He attended California State University, East Bay, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and History, before returning to Honolulu to attend the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law. During his legal studies, he worked for the Hawaiʻi Attorney General's Appellate Division and served as an extern for Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court.

Career Following law school, Ratcliffe served as a law clerk for the Honorable Associate Judge Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry of the Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals. As a labor attorney, he has represented various public sector unions, emphasizing economic fairness and workers' rights in his practice.