Dennis Richardson (politician)
| Dennis Richardson | |
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| 26th Secretary of State of Oregon | |
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Assumed office January 2, 2017 |
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| Governor | Kate Brown |
| Preceded by | Jeanne Atkins |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 4th district |
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In office January 2003 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Cherryl Walker |
| Succeeded by | Duane Stark |
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Dennis Michael Richardson July 30, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Richardson |
| Children | 9 |
| Education | Brigham Young University, Utah (BA, JD) |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Dennis Michael Richardson (born July 30, 1949) is an American lawyer, business owner, Vietnam War veteran, and politician who is the Secretary of State of Oregon. He is from Central Point, Oregon and served six terms in the Oregon House of Representatives as a member of the Oregon Republican Party. Richardson represented House District 4, which includes portions of Jackson and Josephine counties. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon in the 2014 election, losing to incumbent John Kitzhaber.
In 2016, Richardson was the successful Republican nominee for Oregon Secretary of State, defeating Democratic candidate Brad Avakian with 47% of the vote to Avakian's 43%.
The son of a carpenter, Richardson grew up in Southeast Los Angeles but has been an Oregon resident since 1979. He enlisted in the U.S. Army’s Warrant Officer Helicopter Pilot Training Program and during his 1971 deployment, he flew combat missions out of Chu Lai, Vietnam. The South Vietnamese Army awarded him its Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. Two years following his honorable discharge from the Army, Richardson and his wife Cathy were married. They are parents of one son and eight daughters. Richardson earned his Bachelor and Law Degrees at Brigham Young University. After law school, Richardson set up his legal practice in Central Point, Oregon, where he worked for more than 30 years before retiring in 2010.
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