Richard Laird

{{Short description|American politician (1939–2020)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Richard Laird

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|office1 = Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 37th district

|term_start1 = November 9, 1983

|term_end1 = November 5, 2014

|predecessor1 = C. Howard Nevett

|successor1 = Bob Fincher

|office2 = Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 61st district

|term_start2 = November 8, 1978

|term_end2 = November 9, 1983

|predecessor2 = Monroe Smith

|successor2 = Bryant Melton

|birth_name = Richard Joel Laird

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|7|4}}

|birth_place = Rome, Georgia, U.S.

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|12|14|1939|7|4}}

|death_place = Carrollton, Georgia, U.S.

|party = Independent (2013–2020)

|otherparty = Democratic (before 2013)

}}

Richard Joel Laird, Sr. (July 4, 1939 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1978 to 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd037.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818000309/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd037.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-08-18 |title=Richard Laird |publisher=Legislature.state.al.us |date= |accessdate=2019-07-01}}{{cite web|url=https://www.annistonstar.com/bookmark/21610890-roanoke-rep-laird-dumps-democrats-becomes-an-independent/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208015158/https://www.annistonstar.com/bookmark/21610890-roanoke-rep-laird-dumps-democrats-becomes-an-independent/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-08 |title=Roanoke Rep Laird dumps Democrats becomes an independent |publisher=Annistonstar.com |date=2013-02-08 |accessdate=2019-07-01}}