History Maker
First Black Majority City Council
He was elected to City Council in 1977 as part of the first Black council majority in Richmond history, with noted civil rights attorney Henry L. Marsh III becoming the city’s first Black mayor.unleash your full potential.
Master Your Habits
Mr. Richardson joined the majority in opening up opportunities at City Hall for Black employment that had long been
Legislation for Black on Business
He also successfully pushed through legislation that required at least 30 percent of every significant city construction contract to be awarded to Black-owned businesses until the U.S. Supreme Court took up a challenge and deemed that requirement unconstitutional.
About Me
Veteran Hero
Champion for People
Champion for People
Chuck Richardson is a decorated Marine with two Purple Hearts, Cross of Gallantry, and Combat Action Medal from his service in the Vietnam War. He is also a widower with two children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He enjoys the outdoors, playing golf and often displays his artistic talent by sculpting
Champion for People
Champion for People
Champion for People
As he was noted for in public office, Chuck Richardson, continues to be an outspoken advocate for the needs of the poor, down-trodden, LGBTQ community, and those without a voice. Most recently he has captured his accounts in public service in the autobiography Cease Fire! Cease Fire! where he shares the good, bad and unfiltered truth as a
As he was noted for in public office, Chuck Richardson, continues to be an outspoken advocate for the needs of the poor, down-trodden, LGBTQ community, and those without a voice. Most recently he has captured his accounts in public service in the autobiography Cease Fire! Cease Fire! where he shares the good, bad and unfiltered truth as a public figure, Vietnam Veteran and recovering heroin addict.
Civic Leader
Champion for People
Civic Leader
Chuck” Richardson is best known for his 19 years of service as the Fifth District City Council representative. He was instrumental in the development of many projects that continue to propel the city forward such as the Arthur Ashe Stature, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (five-years prior to federal holiday), Tax Abatement for the Elderl
Chuck” Richardson is best known for his 19 years of service as the Fifth District City Council representative. He was instrumental in the development of many projects that continue to propel the city forward such as the Arthur Ashe Stature, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (five-years prior to federal holiday), Tax Abatement for the Elderly, Thirty percent set-aside for minority contractors that went before the United States Supreme Court, and introduced the Super Can and cable television to our city.
Councilman Chuck Media Coverage/Archive
Richmond Free Press Book Signing
Former Richmond City Councilman Henry W. “Chuck” Richardson signs copies of his new memoir, “Cease Fire! Cease Fire!”, last Saturday for John H. Mitchell, the great-great-nephew of the late Richmond Planet newspaper editor John Mitchell Jr., and Liza Mickens, the great-great-granddaughter of the late noted businesswoman Maggie L. Walker. Location: Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward. Photo by LaTika Lee
Richmond Free Press
Chuck Richardson Former Bad Boy In Politics
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Look Back Richardson Redux
“I couldn’t sit by and watch the law flouted, ignored, by people who apparently thought that [district residency] just doesn’t matter,” Richardson says. That way, he asserts, leads back to the pre-1970 days of diluted African American representation.
Richmond Magazine Look Back:Richardson Redux
“I couldn’t sit by and watch the law flouted, ignored, by people who apparently thought that [district residency] just doesn’t matter,” Richardson says. That way, he asserts, leads back to the pre-1970 days of diluted African American representation.