Cedric Richmond Bio | Wiki
Cedric Richmond is an American lawyer and politician. He serves as a political advisor working as a senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Biden administration. Richmond serves as a member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. His district included most of New Orleans.
Richmond was named the first national co-chairman of the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign in 2019. He was later named a co-chair of the Biden-Harris Transition Team on September 5, 2020. The team is tasked with planning Biden’s presidential transition. Richmond is expected to leave Congress to serve in the Biden Administration as Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison.
Cedric Richmond Age
He was born on September 13, 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Richmond is 48 years old.
Cedric Richmond Height
He is a man of above-average stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.85 m).
Cedric Richmond Family
He was born to his parents in New Orleans and raised in New Orleans East. Unfortunately, his father died when he was only seven years old. Richmond’s mother was a public school teacher who also owned a small business. He has a sister named Sidney.
Cedric Richmond Wife | Wedding
He is married to his lovely wife Raquel Greenup. The couple held their wedding on April 04, 2015, in New Orleans, LA. Richmond and his wife are proud parents of one child.
Cedric Richmond Education
Richmond graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School and earned an undergraduate degree in Morehouse New Atlanta and a Juris Doctorate from the Tulane School of Law in New Orleans. He is also a graduate of Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government for Executive Education Programme.
Cedric Richmond District | Louisiana
From 2000 to 2011, he was elected and served as the Louisiana State Representative for the 101st district. Richmond was one of the youngest legislators ever to serve in Louisiana when he took office shortly after his 27th birthday where he served as the Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary and a member of the Ways and Means, House Executive, and Legislative Audit Advisory committees.
Cedric Richmond Senior Advisor | Office | White House
He serves as a political advisor working as a senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Biden administration. Richmond was a national co-chair of the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign. On November 17, 2020, he announced that he would join the Biden administration as Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison. His resignation became official on January 15, 2021. Richmond’s departure triggered a 2021 special election.
Other appointees in the Biden administration include:
Michelle Lujan Grisham – Leader of Health and Human Services department
Tony Blinken – National Security Advisor
Mike Donilon – Senior Advisor
Ron Klain – Chief of Staff
Andy Levin – Secretary of Labor
Lael Brainard – Secretary of the Treasury
Alejandro Mayorkas – U. S Secretary of Homeland Security
Susan Rice – Secretary of State
Janet Yellen – Secretary of Treasury
Michèle Flournoy – Secretary of Defense
Annie Tomasini – Director of Oval Office Operations
Avril Haines – Director of National Intelligence
Jake Sullivan – National Security Advisor
Cedric Richmond Baseball
Richmond played college baseball while at Morehouse as a pitcher in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He also plays each year in the annual Congressional Baseball Game where he was the starting Democratic pitcher for five consecutive years since his election with the Democrats winning each game. It was not until 2016 that he lost his first game.
During that period of five years, his stats were 2.85 run average, 1.67 walks and hits per inning pitched with 45 strikeouts in his 27 innings pitched. Joe Barton, the 2016 Republican team manager termed Richmond as the best player to ever participate in the game.
Cedric Richmond Contact | Office
New Orleans Office
2021 Lakeshore Dr.
Suite 309
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: (504) 288-3777
Fax: (504) 288-4090
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Cedric Richmond Dc Office
Washington, DC Office
506 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone number: (202) 225-6636
Fax: (202) 225-1988
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-6:00 PM Eastern time
Cedric Richmond Net Worth
Richmond has been in the public service for more than two decades. There is no doubt that he has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Richmond’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Is Cedric Richmond Married
Richmond married his lovely wife, Raquel Greenup, in 2015. Together, they have one child.