Gary Richardson

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Gary Richardson was born February 5, 1941, in Caddo, Oklahoma (located in Bryan County, Oklahoma) and is an American lawyer who practices law in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Presently, he is employed by the Richardson Law Firm, P.C.

Richardson attended College at Southern Nazarene University (located in Bethany, Oklahoma) and was graduated with a B.S. degree in 1963. He also attended the South Texas College of Law and earned his J.D. in 1972.

Richardson has also been active in the Oklahoma Democratic Party, and has occasionally been the Democratic nominee for Congress in Oklahoma's First Congressional District (a map of which can be found here [1]). In 2002, Richardson ran for Governor of Oklahoma as an independent candidate (he came in third behind the Democratic candidate Brad Henry--who won--and the Republican candidate former Congressman Steve Largent). Richardson's run for Governor would not have been notable except that the election (between the two major party candidates) was so close. Henry's margin of victory over Largent was 6866 votes; Richardson received a total of 146,200 votes (or 14 percent) of the 1,035,620 votes cast (see a table of this result at [2]).

Summary of the November 5, 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results

Candidates		Party	Votes	%
	Brad Henry	Democratic Party	448,143	43.27%
	Steve Largent	Republican Party	441,277	42.61%
	Gary Richardson	Independent	146,200	14.12%
Total			1,035,620	100.0%
Source: 2002 Election Results

Richardson has declined to run for governor of Oklahoma, again, in 2006.[3]

[edit] See also

• Democratic Party of the U.S.
• Oklahoma Democratic Party
• Oklahoma Congressional Districts
• Lawyers
• Practice of law

[edit] External links

• Brief Bio and Legal Resume from MoreLaw.com
• Gary Richardson's Home Page at his law firm
• 2002 Oklahoma Governor Election Results from CBS News.
• Map of Oklahoma Congressional District 1
• Lists the five candidates who have filed for Governor of Oklahoma in 2006; Richardson was not among them.