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'''Richard B. Ray''' ([[February 2]], [[1927]] - [[May 29]], [[1999]]) was an [[United States|American]] politician from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].

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Ray was born in [[Fort Valley, Georgia]], and graduated from Crawford County High School in [[Roberta, Georgia]] in 1944. He then served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] (1944 - 1946). After the war, Ray was a farmer and local businessman before serving as mayor of [[Perry, Georgia]] from 1964 to 1970. During that time [[Sam Nunn]] was city attorney, and after Nunn's election to the [[United States Senate]] in 1972, Ray became Nunn's administrative assistant.<ref>{{cite book

{{Infobox officeholder

| author = Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa

| image = Richard B. Ray.jpg

| year = 1991

| state1 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]

| title = The Almanac of American Politics 1992

| district1 = {{ushr|GA|3|3rd}}

| publisher = National Journal

| ___locationterm_start1 = WashingtonJanuary 3, D.C.1983

| term_end1 = January 3, 1993

| id = 0-89234-051-7

| beforepredecessor1 = [[Jack Thomas Brinkley]]

| page = 307-309

| aftersuccessor1 = [[Mac Collins]]

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| office2 = Mayor of [[Perry, Georgia]]

| term_start2 = 1964

| term_end2 = 1970

| birth_name =Richard Belmont Ray

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|02|02}}

| birth_place = [[Fort Valley, Georgia]], U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|05|29|1927|02|02}}

| death_place = [[Macon, Georgia]], U.S.

| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]

| allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}}

| branch = [[United States Navy]]

| serviceyears = 1944–1946

}}

In'''Richard 1982,Belmont Ray''' (February 2, 1927 – May 29, 1999) was electedan asAmerican apolitician [[Democraticwho Partyserved (Unitedas States)|Democrat]]a tomember of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representingfor [[Georgia's 3rd congressional district]] infrom 1982. He was re-elected1983 to that position for four additional terms before losing his reelection campaign for the [[103rd United States Congress]] in 19921993.

== Early life ==

After his congressional service, Ray resided in both [[Byron, Georgia]] and [[Alexandria, Virginia]]. He died in 1999 in [[Macon, Georgia]].

Ray was born in [[Fort Valley, Georgia]], and graduated from [[Crawford County High School (Roberta, Georgia)|Crawford County High School]] in [[Roberta, Georgia]], in 1944.

== Career ==

RayAfter was born in [[Fort Valley, Georgia]], and graduatedgraduating from Crawford County Highhigh School in [[Robertaschool, Georgia]] in 1944. He thenRay served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], from (1944 -to 1946). After the war, Ray wasworked as a farmer and local businessman before serving as mayor of [[Perry, Georgia]], from 1964 to 1970. During that time, [[Sam Nunn]] was city attorney, and after Nunn's election to the [[United States Senate]] in 1972, Ray became Nunn's administrative assistant.<ref>{{cite book |author = Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa |year = 1991 |title = The Almanac of American Politics 1992 |publisher = National Journal |___location = Washington, D.C. |isbn = 0-89234-051-7 |pages = 307–309}}</ref>

In 1982, Ray was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing [[Georgia's 3rd congressional district]]. He was re-elected to that position four times.

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After the 1990 Census, Georgia gained a new congressional district. Despite this, the Democratic-controlled [[Georgia General Assembly]] dismantled [[Georgia's 6th congressional district]] and shifted much of the southern portion of [[Newt Gingrich]]'s old territory into Ray's [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]-based district. However, the new district was considerably more urban and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] than Ray's old district. Ray lost to Republican [[Georgia State Senate|state Senator]] [[Mac Collins]], a resident of the former Gingrich territory, by almost 10 points.

| state = Georgia

| district = 3

== Personal life ==

| before= [[Jack Thomas Brinkley]]

After his congressional service, Ray resided in both [[Byron, Georgia]] and [[Alexandria, Virginia]]. He died in 1999 in [[Macon, Georgia]] in 1999.

| after= [[Mac Collins]]

| years= [[January 3]], [[1983]] – [[January 3]], [[1993]]

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==References==

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==External Linkslinks==

* {{cite web |url=http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL172RR-ead.xml |title= Richard B. Ray Papers |publisher=University of Georgia, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies }}

{{CongLinks|congbio=R000080}} Retrieved on 2008-01-26

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| state = Georgia

| district = 3

|before= [[Jack Thomas Brinkley]]

|after= [[Mac Collins]]

| years= [[January 3]], [[1983]] – [[January 3]], [[1993]]

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