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

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–Bristol TN-VA Metro ...

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 consis ...

. 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 20th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly {{tennessee-politician-stub