H. L. Richardson

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H. L. "Bill" Richardson founded Gun Owners of America (GOA) in 1975 and served as a California state senator from 1966-1988. He was also the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1974, having been defeated by incumbent Alan Cranston. He ran for Congress in 1992, having lost, 51-40 percent to the Democrat Vic Fazio.