Patrick Branco

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 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.

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 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. == Early life and career== Branco was born and raised in Kailua, Hawaii. He graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 2005 and then from Hawai‘i Pacific University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and political science. He then studied Korean language at Sogang University in Seoul, where he completed a fellowship at LG Electronics Legal Foreign Affairs. Branco then studied at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, graduating with a Master of International Relations focusing on international economics and Korean studies. Following his graduation from Johns Hopkins University in 2012, Branco joined the U.S. Foreign Service as a diplomat for seven years including assignments in Pakistan, Colombia and Venezuela. He also worked in the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Secretary of State's Operations Center. ==Personal life== Branco is openly gay. He is of Portuguese, Filipino and Puerto Rican descent in addition to being Native Hawaiian. ==References==

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