Patrick Pihana Branco is the State Representative for House District 50 (Kailua and Kāne‘ohe Bay). He was born and raised in Kailua and spent his summers at his family’s home on the Big Island. He graduated from the Kamehameha Schools and received his BA from Hawaiʻi Pacific University and MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. Drawn to public service, Patrick joined the U.S. Foreign Service as a Diplomat in 2012. Around the world, Patrick dedicated himself to promoting the values he grew up with in Hawaiʻi: equality, freedom of speech, and religious freedom. He served tours in Colombia, Pakistan, the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Secretary of State’s Operations Center, and Venezuela.