Richard Baughn

Richard Baughn
Alabama House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent
In office
November 3, 2010-Present
Term ends
November 5, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$10/day
Per diem	$4,308/month
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
High school	Lynn High School, 1976
Personal
Birthday	June 9, 1958
Profession	Driver, UPS
Websites
Office website

Richard Baughn is a Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 14th District. He was elected on November 2, 2010.

Baughn graduated from Lynn High School in 1976. He then attended Walker College, taking general studies. He has been employed as a driver for the United Parcel Service since 1977.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Baughn served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

• Commerce and Small Business Committee, Alabama House of Representatives

• Subcommittee on Environmental Issues

• Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee, Alabama House of Representatives

• Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Subcommittee on Utilities

• Tuscaloosa County Legislation Committee, Alabama House of Representatives

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Richard Baughn endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2010

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2010

Baughn defeated Charles Bishop in the June 1 primary. He then defeated Ken Guin in the November 2 general election.

Alabama House of Representatives, District 14 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Richard Baughn (R)		9,327
Ken Guin (D)		4,121

Alabama House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Richard Baughn (R)		2,416
Charles Bishop (R)		2,137

Endorsements

Baughn was endorsed by:

• The Alabama Tea Party Express

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Baughn raised $261,266 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Alabama Republican Party	$170,106
Business Council Of Alabama	$31,000
Rogers, Mike	$15,000
Baughn, Richard	$10,300

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Richard + Baughn + Alabama + House"

Richard Baughn News Feed

• Working hard in the House - Daily Mountain Eagle
• Lawmaker: Let VictoryLand have same machines as Poarch casinos - al.com (blog)
• Reed working on Goat Hill to improve district, state - Daily Mountain Eagle

External links

Suggest a link

• House site
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Ken Guin	Alabama House District 14 2010–present	Succeeded by NA

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