Richard Fale
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 47th district
In office
January 16, 2013  January 16, 2015
Preceded byJessica Wooley
Succeeded byFeki Pouha
Personal details
Born (1981-03-27) March 27, 1981
Provo, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materWindward Community College
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Websiterichardfale.com

Richard Lee Fale[1] (born March 27, 1981, in Provo, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 16, 2013 representing District 47.[2]

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.[3]
  • 2012 With Democratic Representative Jessica Wooley redistricted to District 48, Fale challenged incumbent Republican Representative Gil Riviere, who had been redistricted from District 46. Fale won the District 47 August 11, 2012 Republican Primary with 727 votes (50.5%) against Riviere,[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,381 votes (54.0%) against Democratic nominee D. Ululani Beirne.[5] who had been redistricted from District 38.
  • 2008 Fale initially challenged incumbent Democratic Senator Clayton Hee in the Hawaii Senate District 23, was unopposed for the September 20, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 1,133 votes,[6] but lost the November 4, 2008 General election to Hee.[7]
  • 2010 Fale challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Jessica Wooley in House District 47, was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 895 votes,[8] but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Wooley.[9]

References

  1. "Representative Richard Lee Fale". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. "Richard Fale's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. Blair, Chad (2013-11-07). "Gay Marriage Bill Clears Another Hurdle, Final House Vote Set for Friday". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  6. "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  7. "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  8. "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  9. "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2013.


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