Richard L. "Dick" Randolph (born April 10, 1936) is a longtime insurance agency owner in Fairbanks, Alaska who is best known as the first person to be elected to partisan office under the banner of the Libertarian Party with his election to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1978. He was re-elected in 1980. After Alaska greatly increased its revenue from the development of oil, Randolph advocated the repeal of the state income tax. The effort was successful, and since 1982 Alaska has remained the only state where residents pay neither an income nor a sales tax. He was also the LP's gubernatorial nominee in 1982, garnering nearly 15 percent of the vote.
Born |
10 April 1936 (age 89) Salmon, Idaho
|
Zodiac | Aries |
Tags | Add tag |