Richard Cuban

Richard Charles Cuban (May 24, 1950 – July 1, 1996) was an American politician who was a U.S. Senator from the Northwest from 1995 until his death in 1996. Cuban was a member of the Republican Party.

Cuban defeated Democratic incumbent Sterling Johnson in a Senate election in the 1994 midterms. He was a prominent conservative voice in Congress and served until his death in a plane crash in South Dakota in 1996. He was succeeded by White House chief of staff Jerry McGarry.