Richard L. Barclay

Who is Richard L. Barclay?

Richard L. "Dick" Barclay is a Certified Public Accountant in Rogers, a city in Benton County in the northwestern corner of Arkansas, USA, who was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from December 31, 1976- December 31, 1992. He was also the director of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration under Republican Governor Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee. In 1992, he lost a primary election for the United States House of Representatives to then fellow State Representative Tim Hutchinson of Bentonville, the seat of Benton County.

Barclay was born in Oberlin, the seat of Decatur County in northwestern Kansas.

Barclay began work as an accountant in 1961. He is a partner in the firm Beall, Barclay, and Company. He is a member of the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants and of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a director of the Federal Savings Bank in Rogers and United Bank. He is a former vice president of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Brokers National Life Assurance Company. He is one of sixteen commissioners of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.