Reginald Bolding is an American politician and a former

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member of the

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representing District 27 from 2015 to 2023.

Career

Bolding graduated from the

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, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and International Security. Bolding has been named to the ''Phoenix Business Journal's'' 40 under 40 list. Bolding sits on the board of directors for the Children's Museum of Phoenix. Bolding serves as the ranking member on the Arizona House of Representatives Education Committee and also sits on the Ways & Means Committee. Nationally, 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. Moreover, Bolding is the Founder & 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

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in the

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. 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 Jackson in the general election with Bolding receiving 13,950 votes. * 2016: Bolding was reelected.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign website

Biography
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