Dick Soash
American politician
Richard Morton Soash Sr. (August 3, 1941 – October 1, 2019) was an American rancher, farmer and politician.
Soash was born on the Soash ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Steamboat Springs High School and from Colorado State University. Soash was a rancher and farmer. He served as a Democrat in the Colorado Senate from 1976 to 1984. He died in Florida on October 1, 2019, aged 78.
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