| Richard F. Drake | |
| Office: | Member of the Iowa State Senate |
| Term: | January 10, 1977 – January 9, 2005 |
| Office3: | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives |
| Term3: | January 13, 1969 - January 9, 1977 |
| Birth Name: | Richard Francis Drake |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Spouse: | Shirley Jean Henke |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | United States Naval Academy Iowa State University |
Richard Francis Drake (September 28, 1927 – January 26, 2008) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Drake was born in Muscatine, Iowa. A farmer, he attended the United States Naval Academy and Iowa State University. A Republican, he also served in the Iowa Senate from 1977 to 2005. Previously, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977.[1] He died in 2008 in Muscatine, Iowa.[2]