Richard Ray

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Richard Ray (1985)

Richard Belmont Ray (born February 2, 1927 in Fort Valley , Crawford County , Georgia - †  May 29, 1999 in Macon , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1983 and 1993 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Ray attended public schools in his home country including Crawford County High School , which he graduated in 1944. Between 1944 and 1946 he served in the final stages of World War II in the US Navy . He then worked as a farmer from 1946 to 1950 and then as a businessman until 1972. Politically, Belmont became a member of the Democratic Party . From 1964 to 1970 he served as Mayor of Perry , Houston County . In 1969 he was President of the Georgia Municipal Association . Ray served on Senator Sam Nunn's staff between 1972 and 1982 .

In the 1982 congressional election , Ray was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Jack Thomas Brinkley on January 3, 1983 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1993 . In the 1992 elections he was defeated by Republican Mac Collins .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Ray retired from politics. He lived in Byron and in Alexandria ( Virginia ). Richard Ray died in Macon on May 29, 1999.

Web links

  • Richard Ray in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ray, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ray, Richard Belmont (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Valley , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1999
Place of death Macon , Georgia