Richard Champion "Champ" Edmunds, Jr. is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.

He and his wife now own a real estate franchise and an artisan chocolate shop / made-in-Montana boutique in Darby, Montana.

Both Champ and his wife Barbara are Bible believing Christians, business owners, and active members of their community.

[4] Edmunds officially announced his run for U.S. Senate at a press conference at Bitterroot Motors in Missoula on February 28, 2013.

I am ready to reduce the size of the Federal Government and stand for Montana as your civil servant.”[citation needed] Edmunds characterized himself as a "fighter", telling how he had worked throughout life to counter the facial palsy that afflicted him at birth.