James Richardson

James Richardson is a Republican political spokesman and press secretary. In 2011, Richardson was a spokesman for Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's short-lived presidential exploratory campaign for the 2012 Republican nomination. Richardson also served as spokesman for Jon Huntsman.[1] He is currently vice president of public affairs at Hynes Communications.[2]

On September 4, 2014, Richardson wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post announcing that he was homosexual and advocating same sex marriage.[1][3]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Caldwell, Leigh Ann. "Former GOP spokesman comes out, pushes for same-sex marriage", CNN, September 4, 2014. Retrieved on September 5, 2014.
2. ↑ Lavender, Paige. "James Richardson Comes Out: 'I'm A Senior GOP Spokesman, And I'm Gay.'", Huffington Post, September 4, 2014. Retrieved on September 5, 2014.
3. ↑ "I'm a senior GOP spokesman and I'm gay let me get married", Washington Post, Sept 4, 2014. Retrieved on September 5, 2014.