Richard Lee Fale (born March 27, 1981, in Provo,

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) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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since January 16, 2013 representing District 47.

Elections

*2013 Representative Richard Fale voted against SB 1, which legalized same-sex marriage in Hawaii, during the special legislative fall 2013 session that ended in November. *2012 With Democratic Representative

Jessica Wooley Jessica E. Wooley (born 1968) is small business owner, lawyer and served as an American legislator and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2008, representing District 47 until November 2012; after redistric ...

redistricted to District 48, Fale challenged incumbent Republican Representative

Gil Riviere Gil Riviere is an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for the 23rd district from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican represen ...

, who had been redistricted from District 46. Fale won the District 47 August 11, 2012 Republican Primary with 727 votes (50.5%) against Riviere, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,381 votes (54.0%) against Democratic nominee D. Ululani Beirne. who had been redistricted from District 38. *2008 Fale initially challenged incumbent Democratic Senator

Clayton Hee Clayton H. W. Hee was a Democratic Party member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the 23rd District from 2004 to 2014 and 1984 to 1988. Hee served as chairman of the state Senate's Judiciary and Labor Committee. Personal life and education He ...

in the

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District 23, was unopposed for the September 20, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 1,133 votes, but lost the November 4, 2008 General election to Hee. *2010 Fale challenged incumbent Democratic Representative

in House District 47, was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 895 votes, but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Wooley.

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* 1981 births Living people Brigham Young University–Hawaii alumni Hawaii politicians of Filipino descent Republican Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Politicians from Provo, Utah Windward Community College alumni American politicians of Filipino descent Asian-American people in Hawaii politics 21st-century American politicians Asian conservatism in the United States {{Hawaii-politician-stub