Jack Timothy Riggs (born 1954) is an American physician, businessman, and politician from

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who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2001 to 2003.

Career

Riggs worked as a

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in Coeur d'Alene. He has owned and operated his own real estate company, JaxGroup & JaxLand Real Estate, since 2007. Riggs also worked as CEO of

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USA, Inc. from 2005, when it acquired the

system (franchise) in the U.S., until 2018.

Idaho Senate

Riggs was unopposed in the Republican primary. Riggs defeated Democratic incumbent

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and Ust candidate

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with 51% of the vote in the general election. He was re-elected in 1998 and 2000.

Lieutenant governor of Idaho

He was appointed lieutenant governor by Governor

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in January 2001 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of longtime Lieutenant Governor

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, who won a seat in the

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in the 2000 election. Riggs ran for a full term in 2002 but was defeated by state senator

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in the Republican primary, ending his tenure as lieutenant governor.

Personal life

His son, Peter Riggs, served in the

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References

* 1954 births Living people Politicians from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho University of Idaho alumni University of Washington School of Medicine alumni Physicians from Idaho Republican Party Idaho state senators Lieutenant governors of Idaho 21st-century American politicians American chief executives of food industry companies American retail chief executives 20th-century members of the Idaho Legislature {{US-CEO-stub