Tim Ridinger is an American politician from Idaho. Ridinger is a former member of

Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms. The state is divided into 35 districts, each of which elects two representatives to separate sea ...

Early life

On May 24, 1956, Ridinger was born in

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Education

Ridinger earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, real estate, from

Boise State University Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a ...

Career

In 1986, Ridinger became mayor of

Shoshone, Idaho Shoshone () is the county seat and largest city of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,461 at the 2010 census. In contrast to the Shoshone Native American tribe for which it is named, the city's name is correctly pronou ...

, until 2004. On November 8, 1994, Ridinger won the election and became a

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member of

for District 21, seat B. Ridinger defeated Pattie Nafziger with 53.1% of the votes. On November 5, 1996, as an incumbent, Ridinger won the election and continued serving District 21, seat B. Ridinger defeated Darren Clemenhagen with 58.5% of the votes. On November 3, 1998, as an incumbent, Ridinger won the election unopposed and continued serving District 21, seat B. On November 7, 2000, as an incumbent, Ridinger won the election and continued serving District 21, seat B. Ridinger defeated Richard "Dick" Andreasen with 61% of the votes. On November 5, 2002, Ridinger won the election and became a

member of

for District 25, seat B. Ridinger defeated Donna Pence with 50.6% of the votes. On November 2, 2004, Ridinger lost the election. Ridinger was defeated by Donna Pence 51% of the votes. Ridinger received 49% of the votes.

Personal life

Ridinger's wife is Penny Ridinger. They have four children. Ridinger and his family live in Shoshone, Idaho.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ridinger, Tim 1956 births Living people Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives Politicians from Sacramento, California People from Shoshone, Idaho 21st-century American politicians