Richard J. Ross (born July 6, 1954)^[1] is a former Massachusetts State Senator for the former Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex district, which included parts of Attleboro, Franklin, Natick, and Wellesley, and all of North Attleboro, Ross's home town of Wrentham, Plainville, Norfolk, Millis, Sherborn, Wayland, and Needham.^[2] He is a Republican, and served as the Senate Minority Whip.

Ross grew up in Wrentham, Massachusetts. He attended American University. After the sudden death of his father, Ross returned to Massachusetts and assumed the family business, R. R. Ross Funeral Home, in Wrentham. Ross attended the New England Institute of Anatomy, Science & Embalming, and graduated with highest honor in 1975. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he served on the Wrentham Board of Health and the Wrentham Board of Selectmen.^[2][3] He still resides in Wrentham, where he is the owner of R. J. Ross Funeral Home.

Ross has served in the state senate since May 2010, when he won a special election to succeed Scott Brown. This was the third time Ross was elected to a political office to succeed Brown.^[3] From 2005 to 2010, Ross was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 9th Norfolk district.^[2]

In the general election of November 2018, Ross was defeated by Democratic challenger Becca Rausch by approximately a two percent margin.^[4]

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