Richard F. Drake

{{Short description|American politician (1927–2008)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Richard F. Drake

|image = Richard F. Drake - Official Portrait - 80th GA.jpg

|image_size=

|office=Member of the Iowa State Senate

|term =January 10, 1977 – January 9, 2005

|office3=Member of the Iowa House of Representatives

|term3=January 13, 1969 – January 9, 1977

|birth_name=Richard Francis Drake

|birth_date = {{birth date|1927|9|28}}

|birth_place = Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2008|1|26|1927|9|28}}

|death_place =Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.

|party = Republican

|occupation=farmer

|spouse = Shirley Jean Henke

|children = 2

|relations=

|alma_mater=United States Naval Academy
Iowa State University

}}

Richard Francis Drake (September 28, 1927 – January 26, 2008) was an American politician in the state of Iowa.

Drake was born in Muscatine, Iowa. A farmer, he attended the United States Naval Academy and Iowa State University. A Republican, he also served in the Iowa Senate from 1977 to 2005. Previously, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977.{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=1153|title=State Senator|author=Iowa Legislative Services Agency|publisher=|accessdate=16 October 2015}} He died in 2008 in Muscatine, Iowa.[http://www.wittichfuneralhome.com/obituary/59541/Sentator-Richard-Drake-of-Muscatine-Iowa// Richard F. Drake]