{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox state representative | office = Mayor Hunting Valley Ohio | term_start = 2012 | term_end = 2020 | state_house1 = Ohio | district1 = 98th | term_start1 = February 6, 2010 | term_end1 = January 18, 2012 | predecessor1 = Matt Dolan | successor1 = Mary Brigid Matheney | state_house2 = Ohio | district2 = 56th | term_start2 = 1967 | term_end2 = 1970 | successor2 = Harry Lehman | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1932}} | party = Republican | occupation = Lawyer }} '''Richard Hollington Jr.''' is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 98th district.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=98|title=Richard Hollington, Representative|work=Ohio House of Representatives|accessdate=October 10, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018123129/http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaymembers&task=detail&district=98|archivedate=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
Hollington is a lawyer and a partner in Baker & Hostetler LLP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bakerlaw.com/hollington-appointed-to-98th-house-district-02-04-2010/|title=Hollington Appointed to 98th House District|accessdate=October 10, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927224832/http://www.bakerlaw.com/hollington-appointed-to-98th-house-district-02-04-2010/|archivedate=September 27, 2011}}</ref> He first served as a representative from 1967-70.<ref name="bio" /> In February 2010 incumbent representative Matt Dolan resigned in order to unsuccessfully seek an executive position in Cuyahoga County, and Hollington was named as his replacement until the election in November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/11/tim_grendell_wins_house_seat_b.html|title=Tim Grendell wins House seat, but might stay in the Senate|date=November 19, 2010|accessdate=October 10, 2011}}</ref> State Senator Tim Grendell won the November election but decided to remain in the Senate instead of taking up the House seat, so Hollington was again appointed to represent the 98th district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/chagrinsolonsun/index.ssf/2011/01/richard_hollington_returns_to.html|title=Richard Hollington returns to Ohio's 98th House district seat to fill vacancy created by Tim Grendell|date=January 14, 2011|accessdate=October 10, 2011}}</ref> Hollington resigned his position after being elected mayor of his village in November 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news-herald.com/articles/2012/01/20/news/doc4f19936216858415939879.txt|title=Ohio House Republicans set to temporarily fill Geauga seat|date=January 20, 2012|newspaper=The News-Herald|first=John Arthur|last=Hutchison}}</ref>
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