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]

Richard Creagan
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 5th District
In office
January 10, 2014 – November 3, 2020
Preceded byDenny Coffman
Succeeded byJeanné Kapela
Personal details
BornNaalehu, Hawaii
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
University of Connecticut
Yale University

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Creagan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ "Governor Appoints Richard Creagan to State House". Hawaii Reporter. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ^ "Hawaii to consider raising minimum smoking age to 100". The Independent. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ Hanno, Doha (2019-02-05). "Hawaii proposed bill to ban cigarettes to anyone under 100". CTV News. Retrieved 2024-02-17.