Representative Richard V. Running View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information

Birth Place: New Rockford, North Dakota

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Assemblies Served:
Senate: 73 (1989) - 74 (1991)

House: 69 (1981) - 72 (1987)
75 (1993) - 76 (1995)

Home County: Linn

Family Members Who Served in the Iowa Legislature: Daughter: Kirsten Running-Marquardt; GAs 83 - 89

Richard V. Running

Linn County

Born Jan. 22, 1946, in New Rockford, N.D., son of Vernon E. and Lucille M. Running. Graduated from Cashton High School, Cashton, Wise, 1964. B.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 1973. Interned in urban-regional planning, Minneapolis, Minn. Served in U.S. Navy, 1966-68. Vietnam veteran. Married Joan A. Meighan of Cedar Rapids in 1968. Children: Elizabeth, Stefanie and Kirsten. Former executive board member and organizational representative for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3-P. Past chairman for Iowa 2nd District Committee on Political Education. Field representative/labor liaison for former U.S. Congressman Mike Blouin. Employed as a quality assurance technologist for Wilson Foods Corp. Member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Iowa Farm-Labor Coalition, Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Legion. First term.

House District 27