Khalil Joseph Shekarchi[1] (born May 17, 1962) is an American politician currently serving as speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

[2] Shekarchi was the manager of Paul Tsongas's Rhode Island campaign for the 1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries and then served as a legislative aide in the administration of governor Bruce Sundlun.

In 2010, he led future governor Gina Raimondo's successful campaign for general treasurer.

[4] He won the November 6, 2012, General election with 4,302 votes (67.9%) against Republican nominee John Falkowski,[5] and has served in the position since January 1, 2013.

[9] He is the second openly gay speaker of the Rhode Island House, after Gordon Fox.