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Randy Richardville

Randy Richardville
14th Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015
Preceded by Mike Bishop
Succeeded by Arlan Meekhof
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 17th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015
Preceded by Beverly Hammerstrom
Succeeded by Dale Zorn
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 56th district
In office
January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2004
Preceded by Lynn Owen
Succeeded by Herb Kehrl
Personal details
Born (1959-08-15) August 15, 1959 (age 57)
Monroe, Michigan, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater Albion College
Aquinas College, Michigan

Randall "Randy" Richardville (born August 15, 1959) is a Michigan Republican, who served as Majority Leader of the Michigan State Senate until his tenure ended January 1, 2015 due to term limits. He was state senator for the 17th District, which consists of all of Monroe, southern Washtenaw, and eastern Jackson counties, having taken office on January 1, 2007. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives for the 56th District from 1998 to 2004. This district covered the area of northeast Monroe County, Michigan.

Richardville was born in Monroe, Michigan, where he graduated from Monroe Catholic Central High School— known today as St. Mary Catholic Central— in 1977. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College in 1981, and he received his master's degree in management from Aquinas College in 1989.

Richardville has worked for several Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, including La-Z-Boy, Herman Miller, and North Star Steel.

His career includes working for WTWR-FM radio station, United Way of America, the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Habitat for Humanity, the Monroe YMCA, Monroe the Rotary Club and is a former board member for the Karmanos Cancer Institution. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and Ducks Unlimited, as well as a former member of the Board of Trustees for Monroe Public Schools and the Economic Development Director in southeast Michigan.


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