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| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[James Madison University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[James Madison University College of Business]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}} | | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[James Madison University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[James Madison University College of Business]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])}} | ||
| profession = Politician, Businessman | | profession = Politician, Businessman | ||
|office1=House Minority Whip|term_start1=January 1st, 2025|office2=Member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from Virginia's 4th District<!-- e.g., Secretary of Defense -->|term_start2=January 1st, 2025|term_end2=|office3=Chair of the House Committee on Health & Education Affairs|term_start3=January 2nd, 2025|office4=2nd [[United States Secretary of the Interior|United States Secretary of the Interior]]|term_start4=November 17, 2024|term_end4=December 27, 2024|children=4|term_end1=January 10th, 2024|subterm3=September 28th - September 29th|office5=[[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Virginia|termstart5=October 27, 2024|termend5=November 17, 2024|deputy4=Rebecca Kate (acting)|president4=Oski Gonzales, Lucas Bennett|preceded4=Frank Towns (acting)|succeeded4=Theodore Vascense|office6=12th [[White House Press Secretary | White House Press Secretary]]|termstart6=September 9, 2024|termend6=October 26, 2024|succeeded6=Scott Irons|preceded6=Scott Irons}}'''Richard John Tentacles Sr.''' (born April 30, 1976) is an American businessman and politician who has served as [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives#Party whips and assistant party leaders|majority whip]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] since 2025. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he has represented Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2025. | |office1=House Minority Whip|term_start1=January 1st, 2025|office2=Member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from Virginia's 4th District<!-- e.g., Secretary of Defense -->|term_start2=January 1st, 2025|term_end2=|office3=Chair of the House Committee on Health & Education Affairs|term_start3=January 2nd, 2025|office4=2nd [[United States Secretary of the Interior|United States Secretary of the Interior]]|term_start4=November 17, 2024|term_end4=December 27, 2024|children=4|term_end1=January 10th, 2024|subterm3=September 28th - September 29th|office5=[[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Virginia|termstart5=October 27, 2024|termend5=November 17, 2024|deputy4=Rebecca Kate (acting)|president4=Oski Gonzales, Lucas Bennett|preceded4=Frank Towns (acting)|succeeded4=Theodore Vascense|office6=12th [[White House Press Secretary | White House Press Secretary]]|termstart6=September 9, 2024|termend6=October 26, 2024|succeeded6=Scott Irons|preceded6=Scott Irons|president6=Mordechai Siegel, Lucas Bennett, Liam Cortez}}'''Richard John Tentacles Sr.''' (born April 30, 1976) is an American businessman and politician who has served as [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives#Party whips and assistant party leaders|majority whip]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] since 2025. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he has represented Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2025. | ||
Before his election to Congress, Tentacles served as the Secretary of the Interior under President Oski Gonzales from November 17th, 2024, to December 27th, 2024, who priorly was the Senior United States Senator from Virginia from October 2024 until his nomination and confirmation to the Cabinet. Before then, he had served as the 12th White House Press Secretary from September 2024 until he was dismissed by President Liam Cortez on October 26, 2024. He was the Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee, as well as a senior staffer for the Drake Hayes 2024 Presidential Campaign. Tentacles was elected to Congress in 2025, winning the 4th district seat in a special election. The district includes most of the area between Richmond and the North Carolina state line. It covers all or part of the counties of Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex, and all or part of the independent cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond. | Before his election to Congress, Tentacles served as the Secretary of the Interior under President Oski Gonzales from November 17th, 2024, to December 27th, 2024, who priorly was the Senior United States Senator from Virginia from October 2024 until his nomination and confirmation to the Cabinet. Before then, he had served as the 12th White House Press Secretary from September 2024 until he was dismissed by President Liam Cortez on October 26, 2024. He was the Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee, as well as a senior staffer for the Drake Hayes 2024 Presidential Campaign. Tentacles was elected to Congress in 2025, winning the 4th district seat in a special election. The district includes most of the area between Richmond and the North Carolina state line. It covers all or part of the counties of Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex, and all or part of the independent cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond. | ||