Richie Sanders | |
State Senate1: | Kentucky |
District1: | 9th |
Term Start1: | June 1996 |
Term End1: | January 1, 2009 |
Predecessor1: | Walter Arnold Baker |
Successor1: | David P. Givens |
State House2: | Kentucky |
District2: | 19th |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1991 |
Term End2: | June 1996 |
Predecessor2: | Ronny Layman |
Successor2: | Anthony Mello |
Birth Date: | 6 August 1963 |
Birth Place: | Smiths Grove, Kentucky |
Party: | Republican |
Richie Sanders (born August 6, 1963) is an American politician who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 19th district from 1991 to 1996 and in the Kentucky Senate from the 9th district from 1996 to 2009.[1] [2]
Sanders was first elected to the house in 1990 after defeating incumbent representative Ronny Layman in the Republican primary election.[3] He served in the house until winning a special election to Kentucky Senate in June 1996.[4] He did not seek reelection in 2008.[5]