Neil Riser

{{Short description|American politician (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Neil Riser

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|birth_name = Hartwell Neil Riser Jr.

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|25}}

|birth_place = Columbia, Louisiana, U.S.

|state_house1 = Louisiana

|term_start1 = January 13, 2020

|district1 = 20th

|preceded1 = Steven Pylant

|succeeded1 =

|state_senate2 = Louisiana State

|district2 = 32nd

|term_start2 = 2007

|term_end2 = January 2020

|preceded2 = Noble Ellington

|succeeded2 = Glen Womack

|party = Republican{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Senator-Neil-Riser-to-run-for-La-State-Treasurer--406056355.html|title=Senator Neil Riser to run for La. State Treasurer|work=KALB-TV|first=Steven|last=Maxwell|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2022}}

|alma_mater = University of Louisiana at Monroe

|spouse = Vicki Riser

|children = 2

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Hartwell Neil Riser Jr. (born April 25, 1962){{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93593/neil-riser|title=Neil Riser's Biography|work=Vote Smart|access-date=July 1, 2022}} is an American politician.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_0e3ef04c-f46c-11e6-a57c-2ffe6dc24011.html|title=State Sen. Neil Riser running for state treasurer, vows to be 'watchdog'|first=Mark|last=Ballard|work=The Advocate|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_de82d43a-57c1-59bb-908b-e98119f9e8c7.amp.html|title=Neil Riser, north Louisiana senator, joins state treasurer's race|work=The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate|first=Julia|last=O'Donoghue|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2019/04/30/neil-riser-announces-run-district-20-house-seat/3631711002/|title=Neil Riser announces run for District 20 House seat|work=The News-Star|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2022}} He serves as a Republican member for the 20th district of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He previously served as a member for the 32nd district of the Louisiana State Senate.

Life and career

Riser was born in Columbia, Louisiana. He attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, earning his bachelor's degree in business management in 1984.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Neil_Riser|title=Neil Riser|work=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 1, 2022}}

In 2007, Riser was elected to represent the 32nd district of the Louisiana State Senate, succeeding Noble Ellington. In 2020, he was succeeded by Glen Womack. In the same year, he was elected to represent the 20th district of the Louisiana House of Representatives, succeeding Steven Pylant. He assumed office on January 13, 2020.

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