Richard Van Wagner

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Richard Van Wagner

|image =

|caption =

|state_senate1=New Jersey

|district1=13th

|term_start1 = January 10, 1984

|term_end1 = July 19, 1991

|predecessor1 = John P. Gallagher

|successor1 = James T. Phillips

|office2 = Member of the New Jersey General Assembly

|constituency2=12th District (1974–1982)
13th District (1982–1984)

|term_start2 = January 8, 1974

|term_end2 = January 10, 1984

|alongside2 = Bill Flynn

|predecessor2 = District created

|successor2 = Jacqueline Walker

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|10|23}}

|birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|3|3|1936|10|23}}

|death_place = Naples, Florida

|party = Democratic

}}

Richard Van Wagner (October 23, 1936 – March 3, 2007) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1984 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1984 to 1991.{{cite web|last=Sullivan |first=Joseph F. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/01/nyregion/jersey-voting-to-decide-who-runs-legislature.html |title=Jersey Voting To Decide Who Runs Legislature |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1983-11-01 |accessdate=2016-12-04}}