EXPERIENCE:  

Member, Senate of Virginia 2008-present

Commonwealth's Attorney, Westmoreland Co. 2004-2005

Asst. Commonwealth's Attorney, Westmoreland Co. 2005-present

Attorney, Westmoreland Co. School Board 2006-present

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 1984-1992

   
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:  

Woodland Academy 2002-present (current Board Chairman)

Trustee, Westmoreland Co. Volunteer Fire Dept. 1999-present

Board of Directors, George Washington National Memorial Foundation

Bay Trust Company

Westmoreland Advisory Board, Bank of Lancaster

Board of Directors, Riverside Tappahannock Hospital

Northern Neck Land Conservancy

   
EDUCATION:  

Westmoreland Co. Public Schools (1982)

Virginia Wesleyan College (1988)

International Law of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

T.C. Williams School of Law (1991)

   
FAMILY:  
Richard is a lifelong resident of the 28th District. He and his wife, Lisa, live on a farm with their three children. They attend St. James Episcopal Church.