Richard Bryan

Richard Bryan
Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byTerry Sanford
Succeeded byMitch McConnell
United States Senator
from Nevada
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byChic Hecht
Succeeded byJohn Ensign
25th Governor of Nevada
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
LieutenantBob Cashell
Bob Miller
Preceded byRobert List
Succeeded byBob Miller
27th Attorney General of Nevada
In office
January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983
GovernorRobert List
Preceded byRobert List
Succeeded byBrian McKay
Personal details
Born
Richard Hudson Bryan

(1937-07-16) July 16, 1937 (age 87)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Bonnie Fairchild
(m. 1962; died 2016)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Nevada, Reno (BA)
University of California, Hastings (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1959–1960

Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American retired politician and attorney who served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1989 and as a United States Senator representing Nevada from 1989 until 2001. A Democrat, Bryan previously served as the state's attorney general and a member of the State Senate.