Richard Venable (born October 2, 1944) is an American politician. He is

county mayor A county executive, county manager or county mayor is the head of the executive branch of government in a United States county. The executive may be an elected or an appointed position. When elected, the executive typically functions either as a ...

Sullivan County, Tennessee Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee on its northeast border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,163. Its county seat is Blountville. Sullivan County is part of the Kingsport– Johnson City– ...

and is a former member of the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to cons ...

. While county mayor, he is chairman of the Sullivan County Board of Commissioners commonly called the County Commission. He lost his Republican Party nomination bid in first congressional district race to replace the retiring Bill Jenkins to David Davis.

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1944 births Living people Heads of county government in Tennessee Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives {{tennessee-politician-stub