# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rich-nugent
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:13:53.424Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rich-nugent"
name: "Rich Nugent"
slug: "rich-nugent"
description: "Richard B. \"Rich\" Nugent is an American retired law enforcement officer and former United States Congressman. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former Sheriff of Hernando County, Florida. On November 2, 2010, Richard Nugent defeated Democratic nominee James Piccillo, to replace retiring Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite. Nugent was a member of the Tea Party Caucus. On November 2, 2015, Nugent announced he would not seek reelection."
tagline: "American politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rich_Nugent%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_112th_Congress_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1951-05-26"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.99
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.077430666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 48
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/RepRichNugent"
    handle:    "RepRichNugent"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/RepRichNugent"
    handle:    "RepRichNugent"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://nugent.house.gov"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfwQJ4E_qLsALsI-O5rx3Q"
    handle:    "@reprichnugent"
    followers: 48
sources:
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    title: "里奇·努根特"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ريتش نوغينت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ريتش نوجينت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ریچ نوقنت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Nugent"
    title: "Rich Nugent"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Nugent"
    title: "Rich Nugent"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86_%D9%86%D9%88%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%AA"
    title: "ریچ نوگنت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Nugent"
    title: "Rich Nugent"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Nugent"
    title: "Rich Nugent"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2148853"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump