Representative
Dennis Richardson R-Central Point
District 4
Biography
Personal and Educational Background: Dennis
Richardson has been a resident of Southern Oregon since 1979. He
grew up in Los Angeles, California, and volunteered for the U.S.
Army in 1969. Dennis is a decorated, veteran helicopter pilot who
served in Chu Lai, Viet Nam. After returning from Viet Nam, Dennis
attended college and worked as a carpenter. In 1973, he married
Cathy Coyl Richardson. They are the proud parents of one son and
eight daughters-all have attended the excellent schools of Gold
Hill, Rogue River and Central Point, and all have graduated from
Crater High School. Dennis attended Brigham Young University, Harbor
College, and various U.S. Army officer and pilot training schools.
He completed his Bachelor Degree in 1976 and earned his law degree
at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at B.Y.U. in 1979. His articles
have been published in the B.Y.U. Law Review, Tax Digest, Real Estate
Review, Colorado Bar Journal and Financial Freedom Report.
Occupational Background:
Since graduating from law school, Dennis has been a practicing attorney
in Central Point. He owns the law firm of Dennis Richardson &
Associates, P.C., and has successfully served his clients and the
community for the past 23 years. He has published articles in national
journals on topics ranging from Condominium Conversions to Family
Estate Trusts. Dennis began his law practice
in the areas of General Law, Business, and Estate Planning. Since
1987, his law practice has focused on protecting the rights of Oregon
consumers as an Insurance Plaintiff's attorney. The biography of
Dennis Richardson is featured in Who's Who in the America and Who's
Who in American Law. Being a small-town attorney has given Dennis
the opportunity to use his legal training to benefit the community.
When downtown Central Point was threatened with the opening of a
pornography shop, only a few blocks from two elementary schools
and several churches, Dennis joined the fight and the owner withdrew
his application for the Adult Bookstore. (Many other Oregon communities
have not been so fortunate.)
Prior Governmental Experience:
In 1984, as a young conservative, Dennis was selected as Oregon's
delegate for the grass-roots organization, Citizens For America.
Dennis was invited by the Reagan Administration to participate at
the White House in a series of briefings by President Ronald Reagan
and his Cabinet. A photograph of Dennis, standing in the White House
with President Reagan, is proudly displayed on his law office wall.
Dennis served as Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party's Second
Congressional District (1996-2000), and Treasurer of the Oregon
State Republican
Party (1999-2003). As ORP's Treasurer, Dennis had responsibility
to represent the ORP's financial affairs with both the Oregon and
Federal Election Commissions and Treasury Departments during the
hotly contested and closely scrutinized 2000 Presidential election
cycle. Dennis also served in his community as Chair of the Budget
Committee for School District 6 and as a member of the Central Point
City Council. Dennis says he and Cathy have sought to pattern their
lives after Benjamin Franklin, who believed that a person's first
50 years of life should be spent learning, earning and raising a
family, and their last 50 years should be dedicated to giving back
to society in the form of public service. To that end, Dennis Richardson
is proud to have won his election to the state House of Representatives.
He considers it an honor to represent the great citizens of District
4.
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Dennis
Richardson has been a resident of Southern Oregon since 1979. He
grew up in Los Angeles, California, and volunteered for the U.S.
Army in 1969. Dennis is a decorated, veteran helicopter pilot who
served in Chu Lai, Viet Nam. After returning from Viet Nam, Dennis
attended college and worked as a carpenter. In 1973, he married
Cathy Coyl Richardson. They are the proud parents of one son and
eight daughters-all have attended the excellent schools of Gold
Hill, Rogue River and Central Point, and all have graduated from
Crater High School. Dennis attended Brigham Young University, Harbor
College, and various U.S. Army officer and pilot training schools.
He completed his Bachelor Degree in 1976 and earned his law degree
at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at B.Y.U. in 1979. His articles
have been published in the B.Y.U. Law Review, Tax Digest, Real Estate
Review, Colorado Bar Journal and Financial Freedom Report.
practice
in the areas of General Law, Business, and Estate Planning. Since
1987, his law practice has focused on protecting the rights of Oregon
consumers as an Insurance Plaintiff's attorney. The biography of
Dennis Richardson is featured in Who's Who in the America and Who's
Who in American Law. Being a small-town attorney has given Dennis
the opportunity to use his legal training to benefit the community.
When downtown Central Point was threatened with the opening of a
pornography shop, only a few blocks from two elementary schools
and several churches, Dennis joined the fight and the owner withdrew
his application for the Adult Bookstore. (Many other Oregon communities
have not been so fortunate.)
Republican
Party (1999-2003). As ORP's Treasurer, Dennis had responsibility
to represent the ORP's financial affairs with both the Oregon and
Federal Election Commissions and Treasury Departments during the
hotly contested and closely scrutinized 2000 Presidential election
cycle. Dennis also served in his community as Chair of the Budget
Committee for School District 6 and as a member of the Central Point
City Council. Dennis says he and Cathy have sought to pattern their
lives after Benjamin Franklin, who believed that a person's first
50 years of life should be spent learning, earning and raising a
family, and their last 50 years should be dedicated to giving back
to society in the form of public service. To that end, Dennis Richardson
is proud to have won his election to the state House of Representatives.
He considers it an honor to represent the great citizens of District
4.