Reginald Bolding
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Reginald Bolding
| image = Reginald Bolding by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| office = Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives
| term_start = January 11, 2021
| term_end = January 9, 2023
| predecessor = Charlene Fernandez
| successor = Andrés Cano
| state_house1 = Arizona
| district1 = 27th
| alongside1 = Marcelino Quiñonez
| term_start1 = January 5, 2015
| term_end1 = January 9, 2023
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = Kevin Payne (redistricting)
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| party = Democratic
| education = University of Cincinnati (BA)
| website = {{URL|reginaldbolding.com|Official website}}
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Reginald Bolding is a former American politician and Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 27 from 2015 to 2023.{{cite web |url=http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=46&Legislature=52&Session_ID=114 |title=Reginald Bolding |publisher=Arizona State Legislature |location=Phoenix, Arizona |access-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919010214/http://azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=46&Legislature=52&Session_ID=114 |url-status=dead }}
Career
Bolding graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and International Security.
He was named to the Phoenix Business Journal
He serves as the ranking member of the Arizona House of Representatives Education Committee and also sits on the Ways & Means Committee. Bolding is vice chair of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (Western Region). He is also the chair of the Arizona Black Legislative Caucus. Bolding is the founder and board chairman of the Arizona Coalition for Change, a community engagement organization focused on increasing civic engagement throughout the state.
Bolding was a candidate for Secretary of State of Arizona in 2022. He lost in the Democratic primary to Adrian Fontes on August 2, 2022.
Elections
- 2014: Bolding defeated incumbent Norma A. Munoz, Marcelino Quinonez, and Edward Blackwell in the Democratic primary. Bolding defeated Myron L. Jackson in the general election, with Bolding receiving 13,950 votes.{{cite web |url= http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2014/General/Canvass2014GE.pdf|title= State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arizona |location= Phoenix, Arizona |page= 9 |access-date= March 18, 2016}}
- 2016: Bolding was reelected.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=46&Legislature=52&Session_ID=114 Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919010214/http://azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=46&Legislature=52&Session_ID=114 |date=2016-09-19 }} at the Arizona State Legislature
- [https://reginaldbolding.com/ Campaign website]
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Reginald_Bolding Biography] at Ballotpedia
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{{s-bef|before=Charlene Fernandez}}
{{s-ttl|title=Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives|years=2021–2023}}
{{s-aft|after=Andrés Cano}}
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Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:African-American state legislators in Arizona
Category:Democratic Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Akron, Ohio
Category:Politicians from Phoenix, Arizona
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:University of Cincinnati alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Arizona State Legislature