What is Richard Laird?
'''Richard Laird''' (July 4, 1939 – December 14, 2020) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. He was a member of the [[Alabama House of Representatives]] from 1978 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd037.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818000309/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd037.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-08-18 |title=Richard Laird |publisher=Legislature.state.al.us |access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.annistonstar.com/bookmark/21610890-roanoke-rep-laird-dumps-democrats-becomes-an-independent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208015158/https://www.annistonstar.com/bookmark/21610890-roanoke-rep-laird-dumps-democrats-becomes-an-independent/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-08 |title=Roanoke Rep Laird dumps Democrats becomes an independent |publisher=Annistonstar.com |date=2013-02-08 |access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref> He was born in [[Rome, Georgia]]. Laird died of [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] on December 14, 2020, in [[Carrollton, Georgia]] at age 81.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/former-state-rep-richard-laird-dies-after-battling-covid-19/ |title=Former State Rep. Richard Laird dies after battling COVID-19 |publisher=Yellowhammer News |date=2020-12-15 |access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Laird, Richard}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:People from Rome, Georgia]] {{US-bio-stub}}