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since November 2018, representing the seat of Cranbourne. Richards, a former Whitehorse City councillor, ran as the Labor candidate for Forest Hill at the 2014 state election, and also worked as an advisor to federal MP

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and state minister

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. In 2018, Richards ran as the Labor Party candidate in the state of Cranbourne after Incumbent Labor MP

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retired. Richards won election for her first term against

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candidate, Ann-Marie Hermans. In 2022, Richards won re-election for a second term in the seat of Cranbourne, defeating

candidate Jagdeep Singh.

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