What is Richard Ojeda?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Richard Ojeda |image = MAJ Richard Ojeda.jpg |state_senate = West Virginia |district = 7th |term_start = December 1, 2016 |term_end = January 14, 2019 |predecessor = [[Art Kirkendoll]] |successor = [[Paul Hardesty]] |birth_name = Richard Neece Ojeda II |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|25}} |birth_place = [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]], [[Minnesota]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Kelly Ojeda |children = 2 |education = [[West Virginia State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Webster University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |serviceyears = 1988–2013 |rank = [[File:US-O4 insignia.svg|15px]] [[Major (United States)|Major]] |battles = [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]<br>[[Iraq War]] |mawards = [[File:Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (2) }} '''Richard Neece Ojeda II''' ({{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|d|ə}}; born September 25, 1970) is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]] and retired [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[officer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/02/richard-ojeda-west-virginia-blue-army-one-217217?lo=ap_e1|title=‘He’s JFK With Tattoos and a Bench Press’|work=POLITICO Magazine|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-12|title=Democrat touts coal, Army background in first ad for W. Va. congressional race|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/richard-ojeda-touts-coal-army-experience-1st-general/story?id=57761741|access-date=2018-09-19|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> He was the [[West Virginia Senate|West Virginia State Senator]] from the 7th district from 2016 to 2019. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. == Career == Ojeda was the Democratic nominee for the