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Richard Bissen
Richard T. Bissen Jr. (born February 28, 1962) is an American politician, retired jurist, and Mayor of Maui County, Mayor of Maui County since January 2023. In 2005, Bissen was nominated by Governor Linda Lingle to serve as a judge for the second judicial circuit. He was renominated for his judgeship by Governor David Ige in 2015, and retired from the judiciary in December of 2021. In January 2022, Bissen announced his candidacy for Mayor of Maui County. Bissen placed first in the primaries, receiving approximately 34.7 percent of the vote, with incumbent Mike Victorino finishing in second place. 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. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Maui County
The Mayor of Maui County is the chief executive officer of the Maui County, Hawaii, County of Maui in the U.S. state, state of Hawaii. The Mayor has municipal jurisdiction over the islands of Kahoolawe, Lanai, Maui and Molokai. The Mayor of Maui County is the successor of the Royal Governor of Maui of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The current mayor of Maui County is former Maui County Council member Michael Victorino, who was first elected in November 2018. He was preceded by Alan Arakawa, who was first elected in November 2003, then voted out of office in 2006, and re-elected in 2010. Prominent former mayors include Linda Lingle, the sixth governor of Hawaii and first List of female governors in the United States, woman governor, who was mayor from 1991 to 1999. List of Maui County Mayors References Mayors of Maui County, * Lists of mayors of places in Hawaii, Maui {{Hawaii-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |