- Richard Dickerson
Richard "Dick" Dickerson is a native of
Colorado who, following his discharge from theUnited States Army , settled inSouthern California to begin a thirty-year career in law enforcement.In 1986, Dickerson was sent to Redding by the
California Department of Justice to organize and command the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force (SINTF).Following retirement in 1993, Dickerson was appointed by Governor
Pete Wilson to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, and later he was elected to serve a four-year term. He served as a member of theCalifornia State Assembly from 1998 to 2002.In the Redding community, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Shasta County Youth Violence Prevention Council and has twice served as Chair of the United Way Campaign, past president of the Shasta County Peace Officers Association, Redding Rodeo Association Board of Directors and the Emergency Services Foundation. He is a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and theAmerican Legion .Elected to the Redding City Council in 2004, Dickerson lives with his wife Betty, two children and five grandchildren.
External links
Official site
* [http://dickdickerson.com/ DickDickerson.com] (Official 2008 Redding City Council campaign)* [http://ci.redding.ca.us/ News and information about Redding, California]
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