Richard Venable (born October 2, 1944) is an American politician. He is county mayor of Sullivan County, Tennessee and is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1][2] While county mayor, he is chairman of the Sullivan County Board of Commissioners commonly called the County Commission.[3] He lost his Republican Party nomination bid in first congressional district race to replace the retiring Bill Jenkins to David Davis.[4]
Richard Venable | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Sullivan County | |
| Assumed office August 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Godsey |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 8, 1991 – January 7, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Yelton |
| Succeeded by | Jason Mumpower |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1944 |
| Political party | Republican |
References edit
- ^ Tn. gov. archives Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine: Richard S. Venable; Tn. House of Representatives- Retrieved 2017-01-15
- ^ "'Love your neighbor… wear a mask': Sullivan Co. leaders urge mask-wearing as COVID-19 cases rise". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Sullivan GOP fracture evident as commissioners try to oust Venable as chairman". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Race to replace Roe: Two in, five confirmed "pondering," more expected". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
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