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[hider=Rep Elliot Richards][center][img]http://i.imgur.com/Dy7fPmo.png[/img]

[h2]Elliot Sherman Richards[/h2] 

[sup][h3]44[/h3][/sup]
[sup][h3]Democrat[/h3][/sup]
[sup][h3]Massachusetts[/h3][/sup][/center]


[u]Biography[/u]: Elliot Richards was born October 8, 1972 to Thomas and Hayden Richards of Wellesley, Massachusetts. Thomas Richards served as Chief Executive Officer for Massachusetts  Financial Services (MFS) located in Boston, Massachusetts. The elder Richards made several donations to charitable organizations in Massachusetts and served as a Campaign staffer for George McGovern at his campaign office in Boston, in 1972. Massachusetts was the only state George McGovern won during the 1972 Presidential Elections.

Elliot Richards family vacationed on Martha's Vineyard and made frequent trips to their estate near Sonoma, California. Elliot was raised in the Roman Catholic Church and graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA. After High School, Elliot was accepted into Harvard University where he received an undergraduate degree in Economics in 1995 and a Juris Doctorate of Law in 1998. He passed the Massachusetts State Bar exam later that year.

Elliot's first job was as a Legal Associate at a major law firm in Boston; Dewey, Cheatham and Howe, to which his father, Thomas helped him secure through personal contacts. Elliot established himself as quite a successful attorney in the private sector, but he always envisioned himself more as having a life in politics than in a court room. He tolerated the law firm for five years, until he ran for and won a seat on the State Senate in 2000. He served eight years as a State Senator on Beacon Hill in Boston until an opportunity to run for the 4th Congressional District arose after the death of a career politician.

The previous Representative from Massachusetts was a popular Democratic leader who Elliot idolized. He helped out on the man's work in Washington DC when time was available. After learning of Representative Mark's death, Elliot decided he would make the best of this opportunity and try to replace him when the man passed away at the age of 68.

In 2008, Elliot S. Richards ran for and won the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts and took his place at the House of Representatives in Washington, DC. Congressman Richards was a staunch supporter of President Barack Obama during both his 2008 and 2012 election campaigns. He was a signer of several important pieces of legislation of the early 21st century including the following:

[list]American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act
American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act
Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act
 President's Healthcare initiative 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA)[/list]


[u]Personal information[/u]: Elliot S. Richards resides with his wife Susan (Graham) Richards in their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts with their three children, Thomas (18), Evelyn (16) and Jonathan (14). The boys are students at Xaverian Brothers in Westwood and Evelyn attends Mount Alvernia High School in Newton, MA.

[u]Positions[/u]:
[list]Legal Associate
Massachusetts State Senator
Massachusetts Representative, 4th District[/list][/hider]