Bob McDermott

Bob McDermott
Member of the
Hawaii House of Representatives
In office
November 6, 2012 – November 8, 2022
Preceded byRedistricted
Succeeded byRose Martinez
Constituency40th district
In office
November 5, 1996 – November 5, 2002
Preceded byRobert Bunda
Succeeded byLynn Finnegan
Constituency32nd district
Personal details
Born
Robert Charles McDermott

(1963-08-05) August 5, 1963 (age 61)
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationChaminade University (BA, MBA)

Robert Charles McDermott (born August 5, 1963)[1] is an American politician and Republican former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives who served from 1996 to 2002 and 2012 to 2022.

McDermott initially served three terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1996 until 2002 but left to run unsuccessfully for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He returned to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2012 before leaving state office in 2022 to run as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Hawaii, losing to incumbent Democratic Senator Brian Schatz in the November 2022 general election.[2] McDermott is the Republican nominee for the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii, in which he will face incumbent Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono.

  1. ^ "Bob McDermott's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. ^ Scott, Hanna Kang, Bartie. "Results: Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz defeats Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election". Business Insider. Retrieved November 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)