Joe Riding
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name = Joe Riding
| state_house = Iowa
| district = 30th
| term_start = January 14, 2013
| term_end = January 11, 2015
| preceded =David Jacoby
| succeeded = Zach Nunn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = St. Paul, Minnesota
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Leann
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| children = 2 children
| residence = Altoona, Iowa
| alma_mater = Upper Iowa University
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| website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=12352 Riding's website]
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Joe Riding (born August 8, 1962) is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
Early life and political career
Riding was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 8, 1962. He was raised in Altoona, Iowa, and graduated from Southeast Polk High School before earning a degree from Upper Iowa University. Riding and his wife Leann own the Terrace Hills Golf Course.{{cite news |title=Meet the Candidate, Iowa House District 30: Joe Riding |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/21/house-primary-joe-riding/15914839/ |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=Des Moines Register |date=21 October 2014}} He won the Iowa House of Representatives, District 30 seat in 2012, facing Republican candidate Jim Carley.{{cite news |title=Democrats hoping to gain ground on GOP's Iowa House majority |url=https://www.thegazette.com/2012/10/23/democrats-hoping-to-gain-ground-on-gops-iowa-house-majority |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=The Gazette |date=23 October 2012}} Riding lost to Zach Nunn in a 2014 bid for a second term, and lost again to Nunn in 2016.{{cite news |title=Iowa House District 30: Joe Riding |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/04/house-district-30-joe-riding/93307534/ |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=Des Moines Register |date=4 November 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
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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012
| election_note =District 30
| election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf|title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=2013-01-15|page=119|format=PDF}}
| turnout_votes =235
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| winner =Joe Riding
| winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes =216
| winner_percent =91.91%
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| election_title =Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012
| election_note =District 30
| election_ref ={{Cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf|title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|accessdate=2013-01-15|page=76|format=PDF}}
| turnout_votes =17,575
| result =(newly redistricted)
| winner =Joe Riding
| winner_party =Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes =8,764
| winner_percent =49.87%
| candidate2 =Jim Carley
| candidate2_party =Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes =8,044
| candidate2_percent =45.77%
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References
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External links
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- [https://archive.today/20130308175600/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=12352 Representative Joe Riding] official Iowa General Assembly site
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Category:Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Upper Iowa University alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:People from Altoona, Iowa
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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