Jack Riggs

Jack Riggs
38th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office January 30, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Governor	Dirk Kempthorne
Preceded by	C. L. "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 70–71) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Political party	Republican
Residence	Coeur d'Alene
Alma mater	University of Idaho (1976), University of Washington School of Medicine (M.D.)
Profession	Physician

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

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 lieutenant governor in 2002 but was defeated by state senator Jim Risch in the Republican primary.

Business

Jack Riggs has served as CEO of Pita Pit USA, Inc. since 2005 when it acquired The Pita Pit system (franchise) in the U.S. - now with over 230 U.S. locations. The Pita Pit brand has over 500 locations worldwide.

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