12 Facts About Bob McDermott

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

Bob 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.

Bob McDermott returned to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2012 before leaving state office in 2022 to run as the Republican nominee for US Senator from Hawaii, losing to incumbent Democratic Senator Brian Schatz in the November 2022 general election.

Bob McDermott was the Republican nominee for the 2024 US Senate election in Hawaii, in which he lost to incumbent Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono.

Bob McDermott is a 1981 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.

Bob McDermott earned his BA in economics and his MBA from Chaminade University of Honolulu.

Bob McDermott made headlines in 2013 for his vocal opposition to same-sex marriage.

In July 2022, Bob McDermott said he was the first elected official to call for closure of the US military's Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility, which he identified as the biggest issue facing Hawaii.

Bob McDermott has criticized Hawaii's congressional delegation for slowness to take action, saying he would have done so safely within a year and a half.

Bob McDermott announced his intent to run for Governor of Hawaii in the 2018 election on May 12,2017.

On March 14,2016, during a debate over the state budget, Bob McDermott yelled profanities at fellow Republicans for not volunteering time to him as he was at the limit of his allotted time.

Bob McDermott made headlines again in March 2017 after voting Beth Fukumoto out of her position as House Minority Leader, saying that her criticisms of Donald Trump and attendance at the Women's March were only to gain publicity for herself.