Herbert Montague "Tim" Richards III is an American politician serving as a member of the

Hawaii Senate The Hawaii State Senate ( Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President ...

for the 4th district. He was elected to office on November 8, 2022.

Early life and education

Richards was born in

Kohala, Hawaii image:HawaiiIslandDistrict-NorthKohala.svg, The districts of the Hawaii (island), Big Island. From Northernmost, clockwise; North Kohala (highlighted), Hāmākua, North Hilo, Hawaii, Hilo, South Hilo, Hawaii, Hilo, Puna, Hawaii, Puna, Kau, Hawaii, ...

and attended

Hawaii Preparatory Academy Hawaii Preparatory Academy (also known as HPA) is a K-12, coeducational, private, day and international boarding school located in Kamuela, Hawaii on the island of Hawaii (also known as the Big Island). In 2024, the school celebrated its 75th ...

. He attended college at

Washington State University Washington State University (WSU, or colloquially Wazzu) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest Land-grant uni ...

, earning his

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...

in 1981 and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1984.

Career

Prior to entering politics, Richards was a veterinarian for Veterinary Associates and rancher at Kahua Ranch.

Elected office

Richards served on the Hawaii County Council from 2015 to 2022 for the district 9 seat. He worked on agricultural policy and food security and has served on an advisory group of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was elected to the

in November 2022.

References

Living people Hawaii state senators Year of birth missing (living people) Democratic Party Hawaii state senators 21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature Hawaii County Council members {{Hawaii-politician-stub