Richard T. Bissen Jr. (born March 25, 1962) is a former prosecuting attorney and retired jurist serving since 2023 as mayor of Maui County, Hawaii.
In 2005, Governor Linda Lingle nominated Bissen to serve as a judge for the second judicial circuit. Governor David Ige renominated him in 2015, and he retired from the judiciary in 2021.
In January 2022, Bissen announced his candidacy for mayor of Maui County. He placed first in the primaries, receiving about 34.7% of the vote, with incumbent Mike Victorino finishing second. Maui County elections are nonpartisan, with the top two candidates moving on to the general election. Bissen defeated Victorino in the general election with 61.4% of the vote.
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