Posted January 30, 2024 Richard Smith, Influential Georgia House Rules Committee Chair, Dies at 78 Rep. Richard Smith, a 20-year veteran of the Georgia General Assembly and chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee, died at 78 from complications of the flu. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted November 17, 2023 Greg Fugate, Longtime Member of the Colorado Auditor’s Office, Dies at 50 Greg Fugate, the director of communications and quality assurance for the Colorado state auditor’s office, died of complications from pancreatic cancer on Nov. 7. He was 50. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted October 27, 2023 Vic Fischer, Last Surviving Signer of Alaska Constitution, Dies Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of the Alaska constitution and a former senator in the Alaska Legislature, died Sunday, Oct. 23, at age 99. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted October 3, 2023 North Dakota Sen. Doug Larsen, Wife and 2 Kids Die in Utah Plane Crash North Dakota Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and two children died when the plane he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from Moab, Utah, on Monday. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted August 25, 2023 Bill Russell, Chief of Vermont’s Legislative Counsel for 36 Years, Dies Bill Russell, who served as chief of Vermont’s Legislative Counsel and as NCSL’s staff chair in 1990-91, died Aug. 15 in Santa Fe, N.M., after a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 80. State Legislatures News, People, Legislative Staff, Obits
Posted April 28, 2023 Two Long-Serving Maryland Officials Leave Legacies of Service Former Maryland House Speaker Casper R. Taylor and former Maryland fiscal director William Sawtelle “Bill” Ratchford II died this week. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted March 14, 2023 Donna Stone, Long-Serving Delaware Lawmaker and Former NCSL President, Dies Donna Stone, a longtime Delaware legislator and former president of the National Conference of State Legislatures, has died. She was 78. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted January 16, 2023 Connecticut Lawmaker Dies in Collision With Wrong-Way Driver Connecticut Rep. Quentin Williams, a man known for his energy, exuberance and infectious optimism, died in a head-on traffic collision on his way home from the governor’s inaugural ball in early January. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted January 9, 2023 Rich Jones, Former NCSL Staffer and Public Policy Pro, Dies at 69 Rich Jones died Jan. 2, 2023, after a 2½-year battle with cancer. He spent more than 20 years at NCSL, including 17 years as director of Legislative Programs before joining Bell Policy Center in 2004. State Legislatures News, People, Obits
Posted November 17, 2022 David Ralston, Georgia House Speaker and ‘Country Lawyer,’ Dies Flags flew at half-staff over the George Capitol on Thursday in honor of Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, who died after an extended illness. He was 68. State Legislatures News, People, Obits