This article is about the Canadian politician. For the British historian, see Denis Richards. For the Oregon politician with a similar name, see Dennis Richardson (politician).
Richards was elected a municipal councillor for Halifax County, Nova Scotia in 1988.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, winning the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage riding.[3] A backbench member of the John Savage government, Richards served as chair of the government caucus.[4] Richards did not reoffer in the 1998 election.[5]