Richard Hamilton is a hard working man. Even in his retirement, he currently runs the Watkins Security and remains a very influential person in Ward 7. Mr. Hamilton has always been a hard worker, throughout his professional career, he has always held more than one job. He lived through segregation, and still managed to obtain an education, raise a family, own several businesses, raise through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police Department, and serve as the Chairman of the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization.