Denver Riggleman
Denver Lee Riggleman III (born March 17, 1970) is an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia who served one term as the United States representative for Virginia's 5th Congressional District. He was elected in 2018.
Riggleman spent 8 months as an adviser to the Congressional committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Riot. On October 21, 2022, he talked about his book, The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.[1]
A former Air Force officer and National Security Agency contractor, Riggleman opened a craft distillery in Virginia in 2014.
2022 election
Former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman supported Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger for reelection to Virginia’s 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.[2]
2020 election
Riggleman was defeated by challenger Bob Good in a drive-thru convention held at the Tree of Life Ministries in Campbell County on June 13, 2020. There were 2,437 delegates and Good won 58 percent of the vote. [3] [4]
2018 election
2017 election
As a Republican, he ran for his party's nomination in the 2017 gubernatorial election, but withdrew from the race.
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References
- ↑ Web. Denver Riggleman on The Breach, C-SPAN, retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ Web. Former GOP Rep. Riggleman supporting Spanberger for Congress in VA's 7th District, The Culpeper Star-Exponent, Oct 10, 2022, retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ Web. Bob Good defeats Rep. Denver Riggleman in Republican convention for 5th District, Amy Friedenburger, News Article, Roanoke Times, June 14, 2020, retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Rep. Denver Riggleman beat out by Bob Good in GOP primary convention, Ali Sullivan, News Article, Cavalier Daily, June 14, 2020, retrieved June 15, 2020.