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Richard V. Spencer

Secretary of the Navy · 2017–2019

Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy. 1 financial disclosure and ethics filing with the Office of Government Ethics, most recently Jun 14, 2017. Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 76th United States secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017, to November 24, 2019. While serving as Secretary of the Navy, he also briefly served as Acting United States Secretary of Defense (July 15 to July 23, 2019) and Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (July 24 to July 31, 2019).

Ethics filings
1
Latest filing
Jun 14, 2017

Positions

  • Secretary of the Navy2017-08-03–2019-11-24
  • Secretary of the Navy2019-07-31–2019-11-24

Financial disclosure and ethics filings

Filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Form 278 reports list assets, income and debts; ethics agreements list what the official promised to sell or step away from.

Biography

Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 76th United States secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017, to November 24, 2019. While serving as Secretary of the Navy, he also briefly served as Acting United States Secretary of Defense (July 15 to July 23, 2019) and Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (July 24 to July 31, 2019).

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Capitol Receipts, “Richard V. Spencer: Secretary of the Navy,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ29342932/richard-v-spencer (accessed 2026-10-14).