Richard White | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 99th district | |
Assumed office March 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rocky Adkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Meade,Maryland | November 4,1952
Political party | Republican |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Morehead,Kentucky |
Occupation | Businessman |
Committees | Natural Resources &Energy (Vice Chair) Small Business &Information Technology Tourism &Outdoor Recreation |
Richard Lee White (born November 4,1952) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since March 2020. He represents Kentucky's 99th House district which includes Elliott,Morgan,and Rowan counties. [1]
Following the resignation of Democratic incumbent,Rocky Adkins,White won the special election to fill the 99th House district's vacancy on February 25,2020. [2]
White was born on November 4,1952,in Fort Meade,Maryland. [3] He went on to graduate from the National Hardwood Lumber Association's Inspection School in 1971 before opening his own lumber business in 1976. During 1989,White attended Santa Monica College and studied psychology. [4]
As the founder and president of Richard White Wood Products,White was active in the small business community and politics. [1] [4] He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as a moderator for the White House Conference of Small Businesses,received the Small Business Exporter of the Year award by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Governor Martha Layne Collins. He also served as co-chair of the Rowan County Republican Party,chair of George W. Bush's Rowan County election committee,and a member of the Republican Party of Kentucky's central committee. [4] [5]
In February 2022,White collapsed while in a meeting with other state legislators at the Kentucky State Capitol. He was taken by ambulance to Frankfort Regional Hospital where he was admitted under critical condition. [6] [7]
It was found that he had internal bleeding in his intestinal tract,and had already lost a significant amount of blood. After his condition continued to deteriorate,he was life flighted to the University of Kentucky's Albert B. Chandler Hospital for immediate surgery,which was successful. [6]
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