| Richard Venable | |
| State House2: | Tennessee |
| District2: | 3rd |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1944 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Predecessor2: | Ralph Yelton |
| Successor2: | Jason Mumpower |
| Termstart2: | January 8, 1991 |
| Termend2: | January 7, 1997 |
| Office1: | Mayor of Sullivan County |
| Predecessor1: | Steve Godsey |
| Termstart1: | August 30, 2014 |
Richard Venable (born October 2, 1944) is an American politician. He is county mayor of Sullivan County, Tennessee and is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1] [2] While county mayor, he is chairman of the Sullivan County Board of Commissioners commonly called the County Commission.[3] He lost his Republican Party nomination bid in first congressional district race to replace the retiring Bill Jenkins to David Davis.[4]