{{Short description|American Politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Brandon Elefante | image = Maj. Gen. Roy J. Macaraeg Retirement Ceremony - Brandon Elefante (cropped).jpg | caption = Elefante in 2025 | state_senate = Hawaii | district = 16th | term_start = November 8, 2022 | predecessor = Bennette Misalucha | office1 = Member of the Honolulu City Council<br>from the 8th district | predecessor1 = Breene Harimoto | successor1 = Val Okimoto | term_start1 = 2014 | term_end1 = 2022 | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|36|2022|September|21}}<ref name="CivilBeatQA-2022">{{cite web |last1=The Civil Beat Staff |title=Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 16 — Brandon Elefante |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/09/candidate-qa-state-senate-district-16-brandon-elefante/ |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> | birth_place = Aiea, Hawaii, U.S. | party = Democratic | education = Saint Mary's College of California (BS)<br>Chaminade University of Honolulu (MBA) }}

'''Brandon J. C. Elefante''' is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-05 |title=Legislative Aide Running For City Council To Represent District 8 |url=https://www.midweek.com/legislative-aide-running-city-council-represent-district-8/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=MidWeek |language=en-US}}</ref> He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Saint Mary's College of California in 2008 and a Master of Business Administration from the Chaminade University of Honolulu in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Elefante |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Brandon_Elefante |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

== Career == Elefante began his career as a high school teacher and coach before working on the staff of City Councilman Breene Harimoto and State Senator Will Espero.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ordonio |first=Cassie |date=2022-08-01 |title=Battle For Central Oahu Senate Seat Pits Incumbent Against Well-Known City Councilman |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/08/battle-for-central-oahu-senate-seat-pits-incumbent-against-well-known-city-councilman/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |language=en}}</ref> He was elected to the Honolulu City Council in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 16 — Brandon Elefante |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/09/candidate-qa-state-senate-district-16-brandon-elefante/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |language=en}}</ref> He was elected to the Hawaii Senate in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Hawaii election results |url=https://elections.hawaii.gov/wp-content/results/histatewide.pdf |access-date=December 24, 2022}}</ref>

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