Richmond was previously a senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Biden administration.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College, and a Juris Doctor from Tulane School of Law.

4812; 113th Congress), a bill that would direct the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on an Honor Flight to visit war memorials that had been built to honor their service.

[17] That year Richmond defended his Republican colleague Vance McAllister, who had become embroiled in an alleged adultery scandal.

Richmond said that he associated the controversy around McAllister with "gotcha moments" in which the "two parties in this country have gone overboard...and taken joy in the pain of their supposed opponents".

[20] Richmond has been active in the Congressional Black Caucus, made up of African-American legislators who work together to have their views heard.

[22] Richmond came in third place in the seven-candidate primary election for the Democratic nomination for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, behind U.S. Representative William J. Jefferson and television newscaster Helena Moreno.

During a primary debate, Richmond accused Moreno of drug use, and she attacked him based on his disqualification from the 2005 New Orleans City Council "D" district election.

[25] Most analysts considered Richmond a strong favorite to retake this seat for the Democrats, even in what was forecast to be a Republican year nationally.

[28] Richmond said that escalating the issue might "open up Pandora's Box" because there are other paintings that some people might also find offensive.

[29] In March 2017, Richmond was criticized for making a crude joke about a controversial photograph of Kellyanne Conway kneeling on the Oval Office couch.

[31] Richmond lost his first game in 2016, a day after participating through the night in the 2016 United States House of Representatives sit-in.

[32] 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.

[35] In an interview before Biden's swearing-in, Richmond noted his potential work in reaching out to conservatives in different parts of the country.