Richard Henderson (Kentucky politician)

Richard Henderson
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 74th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byAdrian Arnold
Succeeded byDavid Hale
Mayor of Jeffersonville, Kentucky
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byJosephine Martin
Succeeded byAnthony Henderson
Personal details
Born (1971-03-15) March 15, 1971 (age 53)
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until change to Independent)
SpouseLinda
Children2
ResidenceMount Sterling, Kentucky

Richard D. Henderson (born March 15, 1971) is an American retired politician who served four consecutive terms as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 74th district from January 2007 to January 2015.[1] Before serving in Frankfort, Henderson served one term as the Mayor of Jeffersonville, Kentucky from January 2003 to January 2007. Henderson decided against running for mayoral re-election in order to run for the Kentucky House of Representatives seat held by the retiring Adrian Arnold. In 2015, after losing re-election to a fifth term, Henderson filed to run for Kentucky State Treasurer. He would finish third in the statewide Democratic primary with 32,914 votes behind Neville Blakemore's 36,663 votes and the winner Rick Nelson's 44,397 votes.[2] In 2023, after an eight-year hiatus, Henderson filed to run as an Independent in the Special Election for the Kentucky Senate District 28 seat. On May 16, Henderson would finish third in the election with 3,001 votes behind Democrat Robert Sainte's 4,968 votes and the winner Republican Greg Elkins' 7,899 votes. Henderson would announce his retirement from politics in the local newspaper.

  1. ^ "Richard Henderson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
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