Jack Riggs

Jack Timothy Riggs (born 1954) is an American physician, businessman, and politician from Idaho who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2001 to 2003.

Jack Riggs
38th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office
January 30, 2001 – January 6, 2003
GovernorDirk Kempthorne
Preceded byButch Otter
Succeeded byJim Risch
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the 4th district
In office
December 1, 1996 – December 1, 2000
Preceded byMary Lou Reed
Succeeded byKathleen Sims
Personal details
Born1954 (age 68–69)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenPeter Riggs
EducationUniversity of Idaho (BS), University of Washington (MD)

Career

Riggs worked as a physician in Coeur d'Alene. He has owned and operated his own real estate company, JaxGroup & JaxLand Real Estate, since 2007.

Riggs also worked as CEO of Pita Pit USA, Inc. from 2005, when it acquired the Pita Pit system (franchise) in the U.S., until 2018.[1]

Idaho Senate

Riggs was unopposed in the Republican primary.[2] Riggs defeated Democratic incumbent Mary Lou Reed and Ust candidate Charles Eberle with 51% of the vote in the general election.[3] He was re-elected in 1998 and 2000.[4][5]

Lieutenant governor of Idaho

He was appointed lieutenant governor by Governor Dirk Kempthorne in January 2001 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of longtime Lieutenant Governor Butch Otter, who won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 2000 election.

Riggs ran for a full term in 2002 but was defeated by State Senator Jim Risch in the Republican primary, ending his tenure as lieutenant governor.[6]

Personal life

His son, Peter Riggs, serves in the Idaho Legislature.[7]

References
  1. "Riggs opens fast food venture". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  2. "1996 Idaho Primary Results". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. "1996 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. "1998 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  5. "2000 General Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  6. "2002 Primary Results statewide". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  7. "Regan lashes out at Riggs family | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.


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