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Patrick Branco | |
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| Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 50th district | |
| In office November 3, 2020 – November 8, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Thielen |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Hussey-Burdick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1987 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Hawaii Pacific University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Patrick Pihana Branco (born April 28, 1987) is an American lawmaker and a member of the Democratic Party who served as the State Representative for District 50 (Kailua and Kāne‘ohe Bay) on the island of Oʻahu. He was elected in November 2020 and served until the end of his term in November 2022.
Prior to his time in the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives, Branco worked as a U.S. Diplomat in Colombia, Pakistan, Venezuela[1] and Washington, D.C. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service through the Congressman Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship program. He was the first Rangel Fellow from Hawaiʻi and the first Native Hawaiian selected for the program.
- ^ Riotta, Chris (August 30, 2020). "Polarized: Meet the former US diplomat running for office in Hawaii while providing life-saving resources to his community". The Independent. Retrieved August 2, 2022.