Dick Randolph | |
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| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Succeeded by | John Ringstad |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Libertarian Party |
Richard L. Randolph (born April 10, 1936) is a longtime insurance agency owner in Fairbanks, Alaska who is best known as the first person to be elected to partisan office under the banner of the Libertarian Party with his election to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1978. He was re-elected in 1980. After Alaska greatly increased its revenue from the development of oil, Randolph advocated the repeal of the state income tax. The effort was successful, with Alaska being one of only two states where residents pay neither an income nor a sales tax—the other being New Hampshire. He was also the LP's gubernatorial nominee in 1982, garnering nearly 15 percent of the vote.