# Brandon Elefante

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{{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](/source/Bennette_Misalucha)
| office1 = Member of the [Honolulu City Council](/source/Honolulu_City_Council)<br>from the 8th district
| predecessor1 = [Breene Harimoto](/source/Breene_Harimoto)
| successor1 = [Val Okimoto](/source/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](/source/Aiea%2C_Hawaii), U.S.
| party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| education = [Saint Mary's College of California](/source/Saint_Mary's_College_of_California) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))<br>[Chaminade University of Honolulu](/source/Chaminade_University_of_Honolulu) ([MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration))
}}

'''Brandon J. C. Elefante''' is an American politician serving as a member of the [Hawaii Senate](/source/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](/source/Aiea%2C_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](/source/Saint_Mary's_College_of_California) in 2008 and a [Master of Business Administration](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from the [Chaminade University of Honolulu](/source/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](/source/Breene_Harimoto) and State Senator [Will Espero](/source/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](/source/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>

== References ==
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