Richard Venable

Richard Venable (born October 2, 1944) is an American politician. He was county mayor of Sullivan County, Tennessee and is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1][2] While county mayor, he was 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]

For the nineteenth-century Virginia politician, see Richard N. Venable.

References
  1. Tn. gov. archieves Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine: Richard S. Venable; Tn. House of Representatives- Retrieved 2017-01-15
  2. "'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.
  3. "Sullivan GOP fracture evident as commissioners try to oust Venable as chairman". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  4. "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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