Richard Bryan
Richard Bryan | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Sanford |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
| United States Senator from Nevada | |
| In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Chic Hecht |
| Succeeded by | John Ensign |
| 25th Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Lieutenant | Bob Cashell Bob Miller |
| Preceded by | Robert List |
| Succeeded by | Bob Miller |
| 27th Attorney General of Nevada | |
| In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Governor | Robert List |
| Preceded by | Robert List |
| Succeeded by | Brian McKay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Hudson Bryan July 16, 1937 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Bonnie Fairchild
(m. 1962; died 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Nevada, Reno (BA) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1959–1960 |
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.