Hartwell Neil Riser Jr. (born April 25, 1962) is an American

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He served as a Republican member for the 32nd district of the

Louisiana State Senate The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees. Composition The Louisiana State Senate is composed ...

. Riser is currently a member of the

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. Riser was born in

Columbia, Louisiana Columbia is a town in, and the parish seat of, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 390 as of the 2010 census, down from 477 in 2000. History The land that became Columbia was first cleared by Daniel Humphries in 1827. ...

. He attended the

University of Louisiana at Monroe The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System. History ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it became the Northeast Ce ...

, where he earned a

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in 1984. In 2007 Riser was elected for the 32nd district of the

. In 2017 Riser ran for Louisiana State Treasurer. In 2020, he was succeeded by

Glen Womack Glen D. Womack is an American politician and businessman from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, Womack has represented the 32nd district of the Louisiana State Senate, covering parts of Central Louisiana since 2020. Womack is the founder ...

for the 32nd district of the

. In the same year, Riser was elected for the 20th district of the

. Riser assumed office on January 13, 2020.

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1962 births Living people People from Columbia, Louisiana University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni Republican Party Louisiana state senators Republican Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians {{Louisiana-politician-stub