Brandon Elefante is an American politician serving as a member of the

Hawaii Senate The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ...

for the 16th district. He was elected to office on November 8, 2022.

Early life and education

Elefante was born and raised in Aiea, Hawaii. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from

Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a Private college, private Catholic Church, Catholic college in Moraga, California. Established in 1863, it is affiliated with the Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The college of ...

in 2008 and a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from the

Chaminade University of Honolulu Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private Marianist university in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1955 by the Society of Mary, Chaminade is located in Kaimuki, Honolulu at the base of St. Louis Heights. Chaminade offers bachelor's degrees in ...

in 2011.

Career

Elefante began his career as a high school teacher and coach before working on the staff of City Councilman

Breene Harimoto Breene Harimoto (May 6, 1954 – June 18, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Hawaii Senate from the 16th district from 2015 to 2020. He served on the Honolulu City Council from the 8th district from 2011 to 2014. Career Harimot ...

and State Senator Will Espero. He was elected to the

Honolulu City Council Honolulu City Council is the legislature of the City and County of Honolulu, the capital and largest city in Hawai'i, the fiftieth state in the United States. The City and County of Honolulu is a municipal corporation that manages government asp ...

in 2014. He was elected to the Hawaii Senate in 2022.

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Living people Democratic Party Hawaii state senators Saint Mary's College of California alumni Chaminade University of Honolulu alumni Honolulu City Council members People from Honolulu County, Hawaii Politicians from Honolulu People from Hawaii Year of birth missing (living people) {{Hawaii-politician-stub