Richard Venable | |
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Mayor of Sullivan County | |
Assumed office August 30, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Steve Godsey |
Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives 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 |
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]