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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American politician (1927–2020)}}<br />
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| name = H. L. Richardson<br />
| image = H. L. Richardson, 1971.jpg<br />
| office=Member of the [[California State Senate]]<br />
| term_start = December 6, 1976<br />
| term_end = November 30, 1988<br />
| predecessor= [[Robert S. Stevens (judge)|Robert S. Stevens]]<br />
| successor = [[Bill Leonard (politician)|Bill Leonard]]<br />
| constituency = [[California's 25th State Senate district|25th district]]<br />
| term_start1 = January 2, 1967<br />
| term_end1 = November 30, 1976<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Albert S. Rodda]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Lou Cusanovich]]<br />
| constituency1= [[California's 19th State Senate district|19th district]]<br />
| birth_name = Hubert Leon Richardson<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|12|28}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Terre Haute, Indiana]], U.S.<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|13|1927|12|28}}<br />
| death_place =[[California]], U.S.<br />
| alma_mater = [[Olympic College]]<br>[[Cornish College of the Arts]]<br />
| spouse = Barbara Budrow<br />
| children = [[Doug Richardson]], 2 others<br />
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />
| branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}<br />
| battles = [[World War II]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''Hubert Leon "Bill" Richardson''' (December 28, 1927 – January 13, 2020) was an American [[Gun rights movement|gun rights]] activist and former politician who founded [[Gun Owners of America]] (GOA) in 1976 and served as a [[California]] [[California State Senate|state senator]] from 1966 to 1989.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Richardson was born in [[Terre Haute, Indiana]], in 1927 and served in the United States Navy in World War II.<ref>{{cite book|last=LLC|first=Marquis Who's Who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sVQfAQAAMAAJ&q=Hubert+Leon+Richardson+1927|title=Who's who in Government|date=10 September 1977|publisher=Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated|isbn=9780837912035|accessdate=10 September 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="join">{{cite web|title=H. L. "Bill" Richardson"|url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/914|accessdate=March 31, 2011|publisher=JoinCalifornia. One Voter Project}}</ref> He attended [[Olympic College]] and the [[Cornish College of the Arts|Cornish Conservatory]], both in [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref>"H. L. Richardson". ''The Complete [[Marquis Who's Who]] Biographies: Who's Who in the West, 20th, 21st, 22nd editions''. May 16, 2006; retrieved March 31, 2011.</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Richardson's political career began as a member of the [[John Birch Society]].<ref>{{cite web | title=California Elections: 3rd Congressional District: Fazio-Richardson Fight Presents a Clear Contrast in Ideology, Style | website=Los Angeles Times | date=October 29, 1992 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-29-mn-932-story.html | access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=California Senate Rescinds Vote to Commend Lindsay | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/12/archives/california-senate-rescinds-vote-to-commend-lindsay.html | date=March 12, 1970 | work=The New York Times | access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Voting Shift Seen In Orange County | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/10/archives/voting-shift-seen-in-orange-county-finds-no-big-change-wage-earners.html | date=November 10, 1974 | work=The New York Times | access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref> He was elected to the [[California State Senate]] in 1966.<br />
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During his tenure in the State Senate, Richardson served as the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Caucus Chair for several of these years.<ref name="join" /> He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the [[United States Senate]] in 1974, having been defeated by incumbent [[Alan Cranston]]. He ran for Congress in 1962, and again in 1992, losing to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Victor H. Fazio|Vic Fazio]].<ref>''California Journal'', May 1992, Vol XXIII, No 5, page 227.</ref><br />
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Richardson was credited with electing seven members of the California senate between 1978 and 1980. He led a group of organizations, including Gun Owners of America, that spent up to $1 million to elect conservative candidates.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Berthelsen | first1=John | title=Calif. Gun Owners Advocate Is Making Liberals Uneasy | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/11/11/calif-gun-owners-advocate-is-making-liberals-uneasy/fcefbc55-8b77-4f20-bdb8-b0fb8ff06739/ | date=November 11, 1980 | newspaper=The Washington Post | access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref><br />
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Richardson was the author of ''Confrontational Politics,'' a book that has served as a guide for [[right-wing politics|right-wing]] political figures, activists, and organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A One-Man Propaganda Band : No Compromise|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/925558235/a-one-man-propaganda-band|access-date=2020-10-20|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He died on January 13, 2020, at the age of 92.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 17, 2020|title=Second Amendment advocate, former State Sen. H.L. 'Bill' Richardson dies at 92|url=https://www.sbsun.com/second-amendment-advocate-former-state-sen-h-l-bill-richardson-dies-at-92|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''Slightly to the Right''. Whittier, California: Constructive Action, 1965.<br />
* ''What Makes You Think We Read the Bills?'' Ottawa, Illinois: Caroline House, 1978.<br />
* ''The Devil's Eye''. Dallas: Word, 1995.<br />
* ''The Shadows of Crazy Mountain''. Dallas: Word, 1996.<br />
* ''Split Ticket''. Dallas: Word, 1996.<br />
* ''Confrontational Politics''. Ventura, California: Nordskog, 2010.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://gunowners.org/hlrichardson.htm GOA biography]<br />
* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/914 Join California H. L. Richardson]<br />
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