Keith Stuart Richman (November 21, 1953 – July 30, 2010) was a

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politician. From 2000 to 2006, he served in the California State Assembly representing the 38th Assembly District based in Northwest Los Angeles County. Born in Syracuse, New York, Richman graduated from

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in 1971 and earned his

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in 1975 from the

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, where he played baseball and was named an All-Conference pitcher. As part of the 1972 UC Davis baseball team, he was named to the UC Davis Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was named the Collegiate Alumnus of the Year by the

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. In 1978, Richman earned his Master of Public Health from the

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and his

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from the

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. After graduating from UCLA, he was a medical doctor and served as the Chairman of the Board of Lakeside HealthCare, Inc., a health-care provider. In January 2005 he received California's Radical Centrist of the Year Award from RadicalCentrism.org. Richman was elected to the Assembly in November 2000 replacing Republican

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and won re-election in 2002 and 2004. Richman was elected Mayor of the City of San Fernando Valley in 2002, but was unable to take office, as the San Fernando Valley's bid to

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from

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failed after voters in the remainder of Los Angeles rejected independence for the Valley. In 2006 he sought the Republican nomination for

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but lost to Board of Equalization member Claude Parrish 56%-44%. With his father, Dr. Monroe Richman, who had also previously held elective office (as a member of the

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Board of Trustees), he practiced internal medicine in Sun Valley. He also chaired the Valley Community Clinic Board. Richman died at

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on July 30, 2010, after a battle with brain cancer.

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