Richard D. Henderson (born March 15, 1971) is an American retired politician who served four consecutive terms as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 74th district from January 2007 to January 2015.
Henderson decided against running for mayoral re-election in order to run for the Kentucky House of Representatives seat held by the retiring Adrian Arnold.
In 2015, after losing re-election to a fifth term, Henderson filed to run for Kentucky State Treasurer.
[2] In 2023, after an eight-year hiatus, Henderson filed to run as an Independent in the Special Election for the Kentucky Senate District 28 seat.
Henderson would announce his retirement from politics in the local newspaper.