Dan Richey
Daniel Wesley Richey
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| Louisiana State Senate (District 32) | |
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In office 1980–1984 |
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| Preceded by | James H. "Jim" Brown |
| Succeeded by | William B. Atkins |
| Louisiana State Representative from District 21 (Catahoula and Concordia parishes) | |
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In office 1976–1980 |
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| Preceded by | J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | William B. Atkins |
| Personal details | |
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October 31, 1948 Ferriday, Concordia Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic Party while a state legislator; Independent from 1984 to 1994; Republican Party since 1994 |
| Spouse(s) | Jessie Valcarcel Richey |
| Children |
William Victor Richey |
| Parents | Verne and Johnnie McIntire Richey |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Political consultant; former journalist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Though he was elected as a Democrat to both houses of the Louisiana legislature, Richey has since been twice elected to the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee from a Baton Rouge district. | |
William Victor Richey
Aida Lenn Richey
Joseph Daniel Richey
Louisiana State University
McNeese State University
Daniel Wesley "Dan" Richey (born October 31, 1948) is a Baton Rouge-based political consultant for "pro-family" candidates and organizations, including Louisiana Family Forum. From 1997 to 2004, Richey served under appointment of Republican Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr., as director of the federally funded Governor's Program on Abstinence.
Richey was a Democratic member of the state House (1976–1980) and the Senate (1980–1984). He left the Democrats in 1984 because of the party's abortion stance, became an independent for a decade, and then switched to the Republican Party in 1994 when the party won majorities in the U.S. Congress. In 2004, Richey was elected to the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee from state Representative District 61 in East Baton Rouge Parish. He defeated the African American Kirt Bennett, 102-65, in a low-turnout closed primary. Bennett had been a candidate for in 2003 for lieutenant governor. Richey was reelected to the central committee in the closed primary for party offices held on February 9, 2008. He defeated Cyrus Greco, 414 (57 percent) to 313 (43 percent).
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