| Richard Laird | |
| Office1: | Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 37th district |
| Term Start1: | November 9, 1983 |
| Term End1: | November 5, 2014 |
| Predecessor1: | C. Howard Nevett |
| Successor1: | Bob Fincher |
| Office2: | Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 61st district |
| Term Start2: | November 8, 1978 |
| Term End2: | November 9, 1983 |
| Predecessor2: | Monroe Smith |
| Successor2: | Bryant Melton |
| Birth Name: | Richard Joel Laird |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Carrollton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Party: | Independent (2013–2020) |
| Otherparty: | Democratic (before 2013) |
Richard Joel Laird, Sr. (July 4, 1939 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1978 to 2014.[1] [2]
Laird was born in Floyd County, Georgia, and graduated from Handley High School in Roanoke, Alabama. He was a businessman in Roanoke, Alabama, and in Randolph County, Alabama. He served on the Roanoke City Council from 1972 to 1976.[3]
He died from COVID-19 in Carrollton, Georgia, on December 14, 2020, at age 81, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state).[4]