William O. Richardson (born June 9, 1955) is an American politician.

He ran for the North Carolina Senate in the 19th district during the 2014 elections.

[4] Richardson ran for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the 2002 election.

[5] Richardson's unsuccessful defense of Timothy Hennis, who perpetrated the Eastburn family murders, was featured in the CNN documentary series Death Row Stories.

[6] Richardson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977 and the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 1980.