Richard Creagan Explained

Office:	Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 5th District
Term Start:	January 10, 2014
Term End:	November 3, 2020
Predecessor:	Denny Coffman
Successor:	Jeanné Kapela
Birth Place:	Naalehu, Hawaii
Party:	Democratic
Alma Mater:	University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo University of Connecticut Yale University

Richard P. Creagan is an American politician from the Democratic Party of Hawaii. He was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020.^[1]

Creagan was appointed Governor of Hawaii Neil Abercrombie to replace Denny Coffman.^[2] In 2019, he introduced a bill to raise the minimum smoking age to 100.^[3] This made Hawaii the first state to consider such legislation.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Creagan . 2024-02-17 . . en.
2. Web site: 2014-01-13 . Governor Appoints Richard Creagan to State House . 2024-02-17 . Hawaii Reporter . en-US.
3. Web site: 2019-02-05 . Hawaii to consider raising minimum smoking age to 100 . 2024-02-17 . The Independent . en.
4. Web site: Hanno . Doha . 2019-02-05 . Hawaii proposed bill to ban cigarettes to anyone under 100 . 2024-02-17 . . en.