{{short description|American political activist (born 1962)}} {{about|the executive director of FairVote|the baseball player|Rob Richie (baseball)|the musician|Kid Rock|long name|Robert Ritchie (disambiguation){{!}}Robert Ritchie}} {{multiple issues|{{BLP sources|date=September 2017}} {{resume-like|date=July 2018}} {{COI|date=July 2024}}}} {{use American English|date=June 2024}} {{use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Robert Richie | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | alma_mater = Haverford College | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = President and CEO of FairVote | notable_works = }}
'''Robert Richie''' (born 1962) is an American political activist who was the president and CEO of FairVote, a non-profit organization that researches and advocates election reforms.<ref>"[http://www.newmedia.ufm.edu/richieinstantrunoff The Road to Better Elections: Instant Runoff Voting Conference]" at Francisco Marroquin University. Guatemala, August 2007 {{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref> Richie directed FairVote from its founding in 1992 until 2023, when he transitioned into the role of senior advisor.<ref name="Fulcrum">{{cite web |last1=Nevins |first1=David |title=Meet the change leaders: Rob Richie |url=https://thefulcrum.us/ethics-leadership/rob-richie |website=The Fulcrum |publisher=Bridge Alliance |date=2024-08-28 |access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref>
==Early life and education== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=May 2024}} Born in Washington, D.C., Richie graduated from Haverford College with a B.A. in philosophy in 1987. He worked for three congressional campaigns in Washington state and non-profit organizations in Washington and the District of Columbia. He is married and has three children.
==Career== Richie co-founded FairVote and became its first executive director in 1992.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} He has addressed the Voting Section of the U. S. Department of Justice, the Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency, the Lincoln Day dinners of the Alaska Republican Party in Juneau and Anchorage, and the annual conventions of the American Political Science Association, National Association of Counties, Unitarian Universalism, and National Conference of State Legislatures.
Richie has worked with congressional staff in writing legislation, including the States' Choice of Voting Systems Act (1999) and Bipartisan Federal Elections Review Act (2001). He testified in special sessions before charter commissions in Nassau County (New York), Miami Beach (Florida), Cincinnati (Ohio), Austin (Texas), and Detroit (Michigan) and before state legislative committees in Alaska, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
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==External links== * {{C-SPAN|38823}} * [https://www.fairvote.org/rob_richie_staff_page FairVote profile]
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