Jack Riggs | |
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38th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | |
In office January 30, 2001 – January 6, 2003 |
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Governor | Dirk Kempthorne |
Preceded by | C. L. "Butch" Otter |
Succeeded by | Jim Risch |
Member of the Idaho Senate from District 4 |
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In office December 1, 1996 – 2001 |
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Preceded by | Mary Lou Reed |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Sims |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Coeur d'Alene |
Alma mater | University of Idaho (1976), University of Washington School of Medicine (M.D.) |
Profession | Physician |
Jack Timothy Riggs (born 1954) is a Republican politician from Idaho. He served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 2001 to 2003.
Riggs is a physician from Coeur d'Alene. He was appointed lieutenant governor by Governor Dirk Kempthorne in January 2001 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of longtime Lieutenant Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter, who won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 2000 election. Previously Riggs served in the Idaho Legislature as a member of the Idaho State Senate.
Riggs ran for lieutenant governor in 2002 but was defeated by state senator Jim Risch in the Republican primary.
Jack Riggs has served as CEO of Pita Pit USA, Inc. since 2005 when it acquired The Pita Pit system (franchise) in the U.S. - now with over 230 U.S. locations. The Pita Pit brand has over 500 locations worldwide.