Craig Riedel (born May 23, 1966) is an American politician who served as the state representative for the 82nd District of the

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from 2017 to 2022. He is a

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. The 82nd district consists of Defiance, Paulding and Van Wert counties as well as a portion of

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. Riedel is a candidate in the 2024 election for Ohio's 9th congressional district.

Life and career

Riedel was born in

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, and raised in

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, on a family farm. He attended

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where he received a degree in civil engineering. He worked as an engineer for over twenty five years with Nucor Vulcraft Group, located in Defiance. In 2015, Riedel retired, but continued to remain active in his community prior to being elected to public office. He is married with a son and a daughter and resides in

Defiance, Ohio Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States, about southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo and northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner. The population was 16,494 at the 2010 United State ...

. Riedel attended

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Ohio House of Representatives

In 2016, incumbent Republican state representative

Tony Burkley Tony Burkley is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 82nd district from 2013 to 2016. He was elected in 2012, defeating independent Pete Schlegel with 59% of the vote. He also contested a seat for the ...

was up for a third term, however Riedel decided to run against him for the Republican nomination. In the campaign, Riedel defeated Burkley, 53% to 47%, winning three of the four counties in the district. Burkley was the only incumbent to lose that year. Riedel was unopposed in the general election, and was sworn into office on January 3, 2017.

References

External links

Campaign website
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