Richard Tarrant
| Richard Tarrant | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Edward Tarrant August 6, 1942 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Richard Edward Tarrant (born August 6, 1942 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American businessman and politician. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont in 2006, but lost the election to Representative Bernie Sanders. Tarrant and his wife Deborah reside in Colchester, Vermont where he is currently working on his charitable foundation.
Tarrant graduated from Saint Michael's College in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. In college, he was a first-team All-American in basketball and led the Purple Knights to the Final Four of the 1965 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament, where they were defeated 93-70 by the University of Evansville, who had Jerry Sloan and Larry Humes, both All-Americans. In the consolation game of the same tournament, Tarrant played against Phil Jackson of North Dakota, who would go on to fame as a player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association. He was the fourth draft pick the world champion Boston Celtics, but was cut before the first game of the season. He went to work for IBM in Burlington, Vermont selling computer equipment in the northern part of the state.
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