Richard Venable

American politician from Tennessee (born 1944)

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

Richard Venable

Mayor of Sullivan County

Incumbent

Assumed office
August 30, 2014
Preceded by| Steve Godsey
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
In office
January 8, 1991 – January 7, 1997
Preceded by| Ralph Yelton
Succeeded by| Jason Mumpower
Personal details
Born|  (1944-10-02) October 2, 1944 (age 79)
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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Tn. gov. archives 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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