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]