At-Large Council Candidate Richard Exton Invites DCYD Members to Bowl

As many of you know, long time DCYD supporter Richard Exton is running for one of the five At-Large Council positions available this summer. Richard is holding a Petition Signing Party next Monday, February 19th, from 6-8 p.m. at the Hillwood Strike & Spare and he's inviting all the DCYDs out to join him for the event to help him raise the staggering 25 signatures required. Below you'll find a copy of the invitation.

For those who may not be familiar with Richard Exton, he served as our umpire for the 2nd Annual Davidson County Young Democrats vs. Young Republicans Softball Game and has been an active supporter of our organization. Please take a moment to read over his biography below and be sure to head out for a few frames of bowling next Monday.

A Quick Biography

Richard moved with his parents to Nashville in1963, just before his fifth birthday. He has called Nashville his home ever since. A graduate of Metro Public Schools, Richard attended Glendale, Woodmont and Burton Elementary Schools, John Trotwood Moore Middle School and Hillsboro High School. He graduated in 1976. Richard then received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

In June of 1983 Richard joined the real estate appraisal firm William R. Manier, III and Associates, as an Associate and progressed to Senior Associate, before acquiring the firm in January of 1994. The firm then changed its name to Manier and Exton. Richard is engaged exclusively in real estate appraisal work on a fee basis. He is retained by a variety of institutional, governmental, and private clients for the purposes of providing real estate appraisal services for a diversity of property types, including residential, commercial retail and service, industrial, agricultural, religious, and development. In addition to being a State Certified General Appraiser, Richard is a Licensed Real Estate Broker, although he does not represent buyers or sellers.

His professional activities include serving as President of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, as a Director of the Tennessee Association of Realtors, and on the Housing Needs and Appraisal committees of the National Association of Realtors. He served as a Director of the National Association of Realtors in 2006. In 2003 Richard was named Realtor of the Year, and was recognized in 2002 with the GNAR President's Award.

He was President of the Nashville Area Junior Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Clinic Bowl State High School Football Championships, served on the Board of Directors of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and on the Advisory Board of Vanderbilt/Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. He was a member of the 1994 class of Leadership Nashville. His other civic participation has included working on Habitat for Humanity builds, fundraising for Oasis Center, and helping with his son’s Scout Troop.

Richard has been married to Maralie since 1986. She runs the program training Medical Technologists and the quality assurance programs for the clinical laboratories at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. They have a son, Richard Jr., who is a junior at Hume Fogg Academic High School. He is a member of the rugby and swim teams and the Show Choir. They live in Forest Hills with their pound puppy "Puddles," a yet unnamed black and tan puppy, and their cat Mickey. Richard enjoys scuba, family vacations, and cooking.