Richard Venable
American politician from Tennessee (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the nineteenth-century Virginia politician, see Richard N. Venable.
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]
Quick Facts Mayor of Sullivan County, Preceded by ...
Richard Venable | |
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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 ā January 7, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Ralph Yelton |
Succeeded by | Jason Mumpower |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-10-02) October 2, 1944 (age 79) |
Political party | Republican |
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