Todd Richardson
Todd Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office May 14, 2015 – October 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | John Diehl |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Haahr |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 152nd district | |
| In office January 2013 – October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Fitzwater |
| Succeeded by | Hardy Billington |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 154th district | |
| In office January 2011 – January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Gayle Kingery |
| Succeeded by | Shawn Rhoads |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1976 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Memphis (BA, JD) |
Todd Richardson (born December 26, 1976) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Richardson represented the 152nd district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. He is from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Richardson previously represented Missouri's 154th House district from 2011 to 2013. He was elected Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives in 2015.
His father Mark served for 12 years as a Republican in the Missouri House of Representatives. Richardson was named a 2014 Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow.
Richardson resigned his seat in the Legislature in October 2018, a few months before his fourth and final term would have ended in January, 2019. Governor Mike Parson appointed him to serve as the director of MO HealthNet, Missouri's Medicaid program.