J.R. Riggins
J.R. Riggins (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 59. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Riggins (Republican Party) ran for election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 59. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Riggins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
J.R. Riggins was born in Kadoka, South Dakota. He earned a high school diploma from Kadoka High School. His career experience includes working as a project coordinator.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 59
J.R. Riggins won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 59 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.R. Riggins (R)  | 96.8 | 2,740 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 2,831 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 59
J.R. Riggins advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 59 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.R. Riggins | 95.5 | 947 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.5 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 992 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Riggins in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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J.R. Riggins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Riggins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I've spent 40 plus years working in the natural gas industry and I've been with my current employer for 33 years. I've been an active member of the Natrona County GOP for more than 15 years as an elected and appointed member. I was the State Committeeman for our county for three years. I was a volunteer for multiple campaigns for local, state and national offices. I campaigned on behalf of former office holders of my house district.
I'm excited about the challenges ahead and affirming Wyoming's "Red" state status.- Energy – Our exploration, production, gathering, processing, shipping, and marketing of it is the sole reason that Forbes's included Wyoming's 2021 "real per capita income" at #4 in the nation. Like it or not, Wyoming's future prosperity is tethered to the energy industry; that is the simple truth.
- Property Taxes- Government driven inflation is turning property taxes into a national issue. Combined with asylum seekers from blue states looking for rational government, property values continue to rise despite higher interest rates and an Wyoming economy that is stable, but not booming. Fixed and medium income homeowners are worried that their mortgage is going to be converted into a government IOU. We have to act.
- Our Inalienable Rights - Ordinary Americans are under constant surveillance by the state, and it is hard to tell if they care. Nevertheless, every elected representative must fight to preserve the citizens' liberty by defending their Constitutional rights. Otherwise, the unholy alliance between global corporatists and governing bodies will jackhammer the foundations of this country to dust.
Shrinking the bureaucratic states authority.
As for "accountability", we have become a nation of unaccountable bureaucrats. Colossal failures at the national level are on daily display and lesser failures at the state level are equally as common. Wyoming has greater accountability, but we are not exempt from the same malaise displayed elsewhere.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wyoming House of Representatives District 59 |
Officeholder Wyoming House of Representatives District 59 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 23, 2024
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kevin O'Hearn (R) |
Wyoming House of Representatives District 59 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
