Bryant Richardson

Bryant Richardson is an American politician and business owner who is a Republican member of the Delaware Senate, where he has represented the 21st District since 2015.[1]

Bryant Richardson
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 21st district
Assumed office
January 13, 2015
Preceded byRobert Venables Sr.
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSeaford, Delaware
ProfessionPublisher

Biography

Richardson served in the United States Army Reserves for six years. He and his wife, Carol, have three children together: Leanne, Paul and Daniel. They also have five grandchildren: Hannah, Hughie, Henry, Luke and Annie.

Richardson and his wife, Carol, are the owners of Morning Star Publications, Inc., publishers of the Laurel Star and Seaford Star, and Salisbury Star community newspapers, the Morning Star Business Report, as well as biannual magazines for five local chambers of commerce and numerous specialty publications.

Electoral History
  • Richardson ran in the 2012 election for Delaware State Senate District 21. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 11, 2012 and was defeated by incumbent Robert Venables in the general election on November 6, 2012 with 6,889 votes (43.0%).[2][3]
  • Richardson ran in the 2014 election for Delaware State Senate District 21. He ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on September 9, 2014 and defeated incumbent Robert Venables in the general election on November 4, 2014 with 5,210 votes (53.0%).[4]
  • Richardson ran for reelection in the 2018 election for Delaware State Senate District 21. He was unopposed in the primary and defeated Democrat Bob Wheatley in the general election on November 6, 2018 with 8,816 votes (65%).
  • Richardson ran in the 2020 Republican primary election for Governor of Delaware. He came in third place with 4,262 votes (7.7%) behind Colin Bonini (34.6%) and the eventual Republican nominee for governor, Julianne Murray (41.2%). Murray ultimately lost the general election to incumbent Governor, John Carney, after garnering 38.62% of the statewide vote.[5]

References
  1. "Senator Bryant Richardson". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - Election Information". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. "Bryant Richardson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. "Bryant Richardson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. Elections, The State of Delaware-Department of. "Delaware Election Results". Department of Elections. Retrieved 2020-11-10.


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