An Aylesbury Vale resident for 35 years, Richard moved to the area to work as a Prosecutor for Thames Valley Police, based in Wendover. Elected to AVDC in 2017 Richard is now Chairman of the Audit & Governance Committee, and sits on Infrastructure and Planning Committees where he promotes energy efficiency. On Buckinghamshire Council he has been working to mitigate HS2. He is a member of the Chilterns Conservation Board as protecting our AONB from both HS2 and overdevelopment are hugely important to Richard.