Richard Painter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRichard Painter
American lawyer
Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1961
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: university teacher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Richard Painter
- Richard William Painter (born October 3, 1961) is an American lawyer, professor, and political candidate.
- He is the S.
- Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota, and since 2016 has served as vice-chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a left-leaning government watchdog group.From 2005 to 2007 Painter was the chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W.
- Bush administration.
- He is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.
- Painter has been affiliated with the Campaign Legal Center, a left-leaning group that is a frequent critic of the Trump administration.
- Throughout 2017 he was involved in the CREW lawsuit against Trump, CREW v.
- Trump. A longtime Republican and self-described centrist, in 2018 Painter ran for the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party nomination for U.S.
- Senate, challenging recently appointed Senator Tina Smith.
- Smith defeated Painter in the primary by a wide margin.
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