Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (born 1987 or 1988) is an American politician serving as a member of the Honolulu City Council, representing District 6, which encompasses Downtown Honolulu, Kakaʻako, Kalihi, and Nuʻuanu. He assumed office in 2022 following the general election. Early life and education Dos Santos-Tam was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. He is of Filipino, Chinese, and Portuguese descent. He graduated from Punahou School before attending Yale University, where he graduated magna cum laude and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Portuguese.
Career
Professional and Community Leadership From 2012 to 2018, prior to his election to the City Council, Dos Santos-Tam served as the executive director of the Hawaiʻi Construction Alliance, an organization representing the state's four largest construction unions. He has been a lobbyist for the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, and the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.
In the political sphere, he served as the chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi from 2014 to 2016. He previously served as president of the Young Democrats of Hawaii, coordinator for Hawaii for Biden, and spokesman for Mufi Hannemann for his unsuccessful run for Congress in 2012.
In 2019, he was appointed as the Honorary Consul for Portugal in Hawaiʻi.
Honolulu City Council Dos Santos-Tam was elected to the Honolulu City Council in 2022, defeating Traci Toguchi in the general election. External links Official page at the Honolulu City Council Biography at Ballotpedia
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