Rachele Lamosao | |
|---|---|
| Lamosao in 2023 | |
| Member-elect of the Hawaii Senate from the 19th district | |
| Assuming office January 21, 2026 | |
| Succeeding | Henry Aquino |
| Member of the HawaiiHouseofRepresentatives from the 36th district | |
| Assumed office November 8,2022 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Aquino (redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14,1991 Honolulu,Hawaii,U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Justin Cadiz |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Waipahu,Hawaii |
| Education | Leeward Community College (AA) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BA,MPA) |
| Website | rachelelamosao |
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao (born February 14,1991) is an American politician serving in the Hawaii House of Representatives for the 36th district (Waipahu). She won the seat in the 2022 election against Republican opponent Veamoniti Lautaha. In December 2025 she was appointed to represent the 19th district in the Hawaii Senate. [1]
Lamosao was born in Honolulu and raised in Waipahu,Hawaii and attended August Ahrens Elementary School,Waipahu Intermediate School,and Waipahu High School. [2] Her family immigrated from the Philippines in the 1980s. [3] She received her Associates degree from Leeward Community College and went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts in political science and Master of Public Administration at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. [4] [5]
Lamosao worked as an office manager at the Hawaii State Legislature. She also worked for the Hawaii Farm Bureau as government relations manager and communications director. Lamosao has served as a member of the Waipahu Neighborhood Board and volunteers for Waipahu High School and Taste of Waipahu. [6]
Lamosao is married to Justin Cadiz,a civil engineer who made the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi's final list of candidates nominated to succeed her but ultimately withdrew. [7]