Richard Bissen
Bissen in 2023
Mayor of Maui County
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byMike Victorino
Judge of the
2nd Hawaii State Circuit Court
In office
2005 – December 2021
Nominated by
Personal details
Born
Richard T. Bissen Jr.

(1962-02-28) February 28, 1962
SpouseIsabella[1]
Children3
Residence(s) Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
Education

Richard T. Bissen Jr. (born February 28, 1962) is an American politician, retired jurist, and Mayor of Maui County since January 2023.[2]

In 2005, Bissen was nominated by Governor Linda Lingle to serve as a judge for the second judicial circuit.[3] He was renominated for his judgeship by Governor David Ige in 2015, and retired from the judiciary in December of 2021.[4]

In January 2022, Bissen announced his candidacy for Mayor of Maui County.[5] Bissen placed first in the primaries, receiving approximately 34.7 percent of the vote, with incumbent Mike Victorino finishing in second place.[6] Maui County elections are non-partisan, with the top two candidates moving on to the general election. Bissen defeated Victorino in the general election, receiving approximately 61.4 percent of the vote.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Staff, KITV Web (9 November 2022). "Richard Bissen to become next Maui County mayor". KITV Island News. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. ↑ Davis, Chelsea (10 November 2022). "Maui mayoral race: Bissen thanks his supporters while Victorino apologizes to his". Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ↑ "GM77 Measure History". www.capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  4. ↑ Fujimoto, Lila. "After a three-decade career of milestones, Maui judge retires". The Maui News.
  5. ↑ Lyte, Brittany (2022-01-24). "Victorino, Bissen Dive In Early To Maui Mayor Race". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. ↑ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2022 - State of Hawaii - County of Maui August 13, 2022 SUMMARY REPORT Report 5" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - State of Hawaii - County of Maui November 8, 2022 SUMMARY" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.