Richard Thoesen

Richard C. 'Rick' Thoesen was the Mayor of Herndon from 1984 to 1990 and again from 2002 to 2004.

Thoesen also served on the Herndon Town Council from 1982 to 1984 and from 1994 to 2000, and was appointed again to the Town Council in 2002 to fill the vacancy created when Mayor Thomas D. Rust was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and Vice-Mayor Carol A. Bruce was elevated to the mayoralty.

In 2002, Thoesen ran for mayor against William B. Tirrell, defeating him in the May 7 elections.