Jack Riggs

Jack Timothy Riggs (born 1954) is a Republican politician from Idaho. He served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 2001 to 2003.

Jack Riggs
38th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office January 30, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Governor	Dirk Kempthorne
Preceded by	Butch Otter
Succeeded by	Jim Risch
Member of the Idaho Senate from District 4
In office December 1, 1996 – 2001
Preceded by	Mary Lou Reed
Succeeded by	Kathleen Sims
Personal details
Born	1954 (age 65–66) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, US
Political party	Republican
Residence	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Alma mater	University of Idaho (1976), University of Washington School of Medicine (M.D.)
Profession	Physician

Politics

Riggs is a physician from Coeur d'Alene. He was appointed lieutenant governor by Governor Dirk Kempthorne in January 2001 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of longtime Lieutenant Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter, who won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 2000 election. Previously Riggs served in the Idaho Legislature as a member of the Idaho State Senate.

Riggs ran for a full term in 2002 but was defeated by state senator Jim Risch in the Republican primary, ending his tenure as lieutenant governor.[1]

Business

Jack Riggs served as CEO of Pita Pit USA, Inc. from 2005, when it acquired The Pita Pit system (franchise) in the U.S., until 2018.[2]

References

1. "2002 Primary Results statewide". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
2. "Riggs opens fast food venture". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2019-12-19.

• Appearances on C-SPAN

Political offices
Preceded by C. L. "Butch" Otter	Lieutenant Governor of Idaho January 30, 2001 – January 6, 2003	Succeeded by Jim Risch