Richard P. Cheney (born April 1, 1937) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
[5] He voted for a $103 Million tax hike in 1987 to help prevent cutting education spending due to a loss of gas and oil revenue.
[6] On May 20, 2003, Cheney was appointed by the San Juan County Commission to replace State Representative Nick Tinnin.
[5] A campaign ad from The Santa Fe New Mexican showed that he ran on a platform highlighting cracking down on violent crime, repealing the gasoline tax, and lowering public spending.
[4] When Cheney legally changed his first name from Richard to Dick, his polling numbers increased tremendously.