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Jody Richards (Walter Demaree Richards Jr.) was born on 20 February, 1938 in Knifley, Kentucky, U.S., is an American politician (born 1938). Discover Jody Richards's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Walter Demaree Richards Jr.
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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 20 February, 1938
Birthday 20 February
Birthplace Knifley, Kentucky, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1938

Walter Demaree "Jody" Richards Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1976 until 2019.

1960

Richards graduated from Adair County High School, Kentucky Wesleyan College with an AB in 1960, and a masters in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1962.

1962

He served with the United States Army Reserve and the Kentucky National Guard from 1962 to 1968.

1975

Richards, who began his career as a teacher at Western Kentucky University, first ran for office in 1975, when he won the 20th District seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

While still in his first term, Speaker Richards was called upon to chair the House's Education Committee.

He later played an instrumental part in engineering Kentucky's sweeping education reforms by chairing one of the committees that helped draft the Kentucky Education Reform Act, and he has shown the same commitment in leadership roles in the Southern Legislative Conference's Education Committee and the Legislative Advisory Council of the Southern Regional Education Board.

1987

In 1987, Richards was chosen by his Democratic colleagues in the House to serve as their Majority Caucus Chairman, one of the body's five leadership positions.

1994

He is the longest serving Speaker of the House in the history of the Kentucky legislature, having served from 1994 to 2008, a total of 14 years.

Richards represented Kentucky's 20th District.

1995

In 1995, Richards was elected the Speaker of the Kentucky House.

2003

In 2003 Richards ran for Governor of Kentucky on a slate with Tony Miller (Kentucky), losing in the Democratic primary to Ben Chandler and Charlie Owen.

2007

Richards again sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky in the 2007 election, with John Y. Brown III, former Kentucky Secretary of State and son of former governor and KFC magnate John Y. Brown Jr., as his running mate.

Richards finished a distant fourth in the primary with just over 45,000 votes (13%), far behind the 142,000 votes (41%) garnered by nominee Steve Beshear.

Richards is the owner of Superior Books, Inc., a wholesale book sales and distribution company in Bowling Green, and is a long-time member of Greenwood Park Church of Christ.

He has a son, Roger, a daughter-in-law, Ellen, and a granddaughter, Holly Beth.

Richards and his wife, Neva, live in Bowling Green.

2009

On January 6, 2009, Richards, was defeated by Greg Stumbo in the internal election for the position of Speaker of the House.