Denver Riggleman

Denver Riggleman (2019)

Denver Lee Riggleman III (born March 17, 1970 in Manassas , Virginia , United States ) is an American politician . As a member of the Republican Party , he has held the fifth seat of the state of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives since January 3, 2019 . He was elected to this office in November 2018 and was sworn in on January 3, 2019.

Life

Riggleman attended Stonewall Jackson High School and the University of Virginia .

Military and entrepreneurial career

Riggleman served eleven years in the United States Air Force in the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency and then worked as a contractor for the National Security Agency .

In 2014, Riggleman and his wife opened the Silverback Distillery , a distillery in Afton , near Charlottesville . This facility covers 50 hectares. He is against certain restrictions on distilleries - regulated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority .

Political career

In December 2016, Riggleman announced that he would run for the 2017 gubernatorial elections in the United States , in which the governor of Virginia would be elected. His opponents in the Republican primary were Ed Gillespie and Frank Wagner . Riggleman ended his campaign on March 16, 2017.

In the 2018 Republican primaries for the fifth seat of the state of Virginia in the United States' House of Representatives, he won against Cynthia Dunbar and defeated the Democrat Leslie Cockburn with 53 percent of the vote in the main ballot .

Web links

Denver Riggleman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Jenna Portnoy: A fourth Republican enters the race for Virginia governor. Another Republican has filed the paperwork to run for governor of Virginia, making the race a four-way contest for the party nomination. In: washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post , December 28, 2006, p. 3 , accessed April 6, 2019 .
↑ Jenna Portnoy: Va.'s growing craft distillery industry pushes against regulatory roadblocks. RICHMOND - Ever since Virginia slapped strict laws onto the sale of distilled spirits after Prohibition, enterprising business people have looked for ways to set the devil's water free. In: washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post , February 14, 2016, p. 4 , accessed April 6, 2019 .
^ The New York Times : Virginia Election Results: Fifth House District. 310,379 votes, 100% reporting (330 of 330 precincts). In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, January 28, 2019, p. 4 , accessed April 6, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Riggleman, Denver
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Riggleman, Denver Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 17, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Manassas , Virginia , United States

[1] Jenna Portnoy: A fourth Republican enters the race for Virginia governor. Another Republican has filed the paperwork to run for governor of Virginia, making the race a four-way contest for the party nomination. In: washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post , December 28, 2006, p. 3 , accessed April 6, 2019 .

[2] Jenna Portnoy: Va.'s growing craft distillery industry pushes against regulatory roadblocks. RICHMOND - Ever since Virginia slapped strict laws onto the sale of distilled spirits after Prohibition, enterprising business people have looked for ways to set the devil's water free. In: washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post , February 14, 2016, p. 4 , accessed April 6, 2019 .

[3] The New York Times : Virginia Election Results: Fifth House District. 310,379 votes, 100% reporting (330 of 330 precincts). In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, January 28, 2019, p. 4 , accessed April 6, 2019 .