Richard P. Myers
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 94th district | |
| In office January 1995 – December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Edley |
| Succeeded by | Norine Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-12-27)December 27, 1947 McDonough County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 2010(2010-12-01) (aged 62) Colchester, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Christine |
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Richard P. "Rich" Myers (December 27, 1947 – December 1, 2010) was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, having represented the 94th district from 1995 until his death in 2010. Representative Myers was a conservative Republican, who valued the importance of fiscal responsibility.
He graduated from Colchester High School in 1966 and received a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in Macomb in 1973. He spent six years in the U.S. Army Reserves.[1]
In the 1994 general election, Myers defeated Democratic incumbent Bill Edley to represent the 95th district.[2]
During his last term, Myers was minority spokesman on the House Appropriations-Higher Education Committee and also served on the Agriculture and Conservation, State Government Administration, and Elections and Campaign Reform committees.[1] Representative Myers had expected to survive in acceptable health long enough to serve another term despite his struggle with ill health, but he died December 1, 2010, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was lauded on his death for his contributions to the district, to its schools, and to Western Illinois University.[1] The Republican Representative Committee of the 94th Representative District appointed Norine Hammond, the Emmett Township Supervisor and a longtime aide to Myers, to fill the vacancy created by his death until the next regularly scheduled election.[3]
During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Myers worked on behalf of the presidential campaign of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson serving as a congressional district chair for Illinois's 17th congressional district.[4]
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