Joe Riding (born August 8, 1962) is an American politician. A

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, he served in the

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from 2013 to 2015.

Early life and political career

Riding was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 8, 1962. He was raised in

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, and graduated from Southeast Polk High School before earning a degree from

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. Riding and his wife Leann own the Terrace Hills Golf Course. He won the

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seat in 2012, facing

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candidate Jim Carley. Riding lost to

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in a 2014 bid for a second term, and lost again to Nunn in 2016. As a member of the Iowa House, Riding served on several committees, among them the Commerce, Local Government, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees. He also served as a member of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Representative Joe Riding
''official Iowa General Assembly site'' * 1962 births Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Upper Iowa University alumni Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people People from Altoona, Iowa 21st-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub