Richard Quinn

Richard Quinn Sr. (February 23, 1945 — March 21, 2024) was a political consultant who, until his death, was under indictment for perjury in a state of South Carolina political corruption case. A long-time Republican Party campaign consultant, he advised the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham. He was known as one of South Carolina's most prominent political consultants. He was once the editor of the Neo-Confederate Southern Partisan magazine although he later recanted the views he held while in that position.

Quinn was the leader of a political organization nicknamed the "Quinndom" which he started through his consulting firm, Richard Quinn & Associates. On October 18, 2017, Quinn and his son, Richard "Rick" Quinn Jr., were indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy and illegal lobbying alongside three South Carolina state lawmakers. Those charges were later dropped as part of his son's guilty plea deal. However, in July 2021, a state grand jury indictment again charged Quinn Sr. with 12 counts of perjury and two counts of obstruction of justice, to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months home detention.

Early life Quinn was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to George Melvin and Frances Melton Quinn. He grew up in Charleston and attended Saint Andrews High School in West Ashley, South Carolina. He married Ruth LeJeune.

Quinn initially faced trial for eleven counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice related to the 2013 investigation into state house corruption.

Death Richard Quinn Sr. died in March 21, 2024, at the age of 79. His obituary indicated he suffered from a rare esophageal condition he had battled intermittently for 25 years.