Craig Riedel
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 82nd district
In office
January 3, 2017  December 31, 2022
Preceded byTony Burkley
Succeeded byRoy Klopfenstein
Personal details
Born
Craig Steven Riedel

(1966-05-23) May 23, 1966
Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationOhio State University (BS)

Craig Riedel (born May 23, 1966)[1] is an American politician who served as the state representative for the 82nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2017 to 2022. He is a Republican. The 82nd district consists of Defiance, Paulding and Van Wert counties as well as a portion of Auglaize County. Riedel is a candidate in the 2024 election for Ohio's 9th congressional district.[2]

Life and career

Riedel was born in Oberlin, Ohio, and raised in Attica, Ohio, on a family farm. He attended Ohio State University where he received a degree in civil engineering. He worked as an engineer for over twenty five years with Nucor Vulcraft Group, located in Defiance.[3]

In 2015, Riedel retired, but continued to remain active in his community prior to being elected to public office. He is married with a son and a daughter and resides in Defiance, Ohio.[4] Riedel attended Defiance High School.

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2016, incumbent Republican state representative Tony Burkley was up for a third term, however Riedel decided to run against him for the Republican nomination. In the campaign, Riedel defeated Burkley, 53% to 47%, winning three of the four counties in the district.[5] Burkley was the only incumbent to lose that year.[6]

Riedel was unopposed in the general election, and was sworn into office on January 3, 2017.[7]

References

  1. "Gongwer News Service-Ohio".
  2. Jacobs, Dave (April 3, 2023). "Defiance County's Riedel joining 9th House race". The Blade. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. "Craig Riedel Announces his Candidacy for State Representatives - West Bend News". 6 November 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  4. "Craig Riedel Announces His Candidacy for State Representative - Times Bulletin". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  5. "Our Campaigns - OH State House 82 - R Primary Race - Mar 15, 2016". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  6. "Riedel takes State House seat - Paulding County Progress". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  7. "New to office". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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