Neil Riser
2020 - Present
2028
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Neil Riser (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 13, 2020. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Riser (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 20 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Riser was a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 32. He was first elected to the chamber in 2007.
On February 16, 2017, Riser declared that he would run for treasurer of Louisiana in 2017.[1] Riser was defeated in the October 14, 2017, primary election.
Riser was a potential 2014 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[2] He announced he would not run on June 16, 2014.[3]
He was a 2013 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[4]
He defeated Tom Gibbs, Peter Williams, Eliot Barron, S.B.A. Zaitoon, Henry Herford, Jr., Weldon Russell, Jamie Mayo, Robert Johnson, Marcus Hunter, Phillip Weatherly and Clyde Holloway in the open primary on October 19. He then advanced to the runoff election on November 16, 2013, where he was defeated by Vance McAllister (R).[5][6]
Biography
Riser earned his B.A. in business management from Northeast Louisiana University in 1984. His professional experience includes working as the president/owner of Riser Funeral Home, the president of Pelican State Life Insurance Company, and a board member of Caldwell Bank and Trust Company.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Riser was assigned to the following committees:
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Vice Chairman
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
- Technology and Cybersecurity Committee
2021-2022
Riser was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
2019-2020
Riser was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee
- Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee
- Labor & Industrial Relations Committee, Chairman
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Riser served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Revenue & Fiscal Affairs, Chair |
| • Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development |
| • Labor & Industrial Relations |
| • Senate & Governmental Affairs |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Riser served on the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
- Labor & Industrial Relations
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs, Chairman
- Senate & Governmental Affairs
- Joint Legislative Budget
- Joint Legislative Capital Outlay
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Riser served on the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
- Capital Outlay
- Insurance
- Labor & Industrial Relations, Chair
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
2008-2009
In the 2008-2009 legislative session, Riser served on the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
- Labor & Industrial Relations
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Neil Riser won election outright against Kevin Bates in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 20 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Neil Riser (R) | 57.2 | 7,732 |
 | Kevin Bates (R) | 42.8 | 5,788 | |
| Total votes: 13,520 | |||
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Endorsements
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 20
Neil Riser defeated Kevin Bates in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 20 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Neil Riser (R) | 50.8 | 8,368 |
| Kevin Bates (R) | 49.2 | 8,099 | |
| Total votes: 16,467 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 20
Neil Riser and Kevin Bates defeated Tammy Reed and Marteze Singleton in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 20 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Neil Riser (R) | 47.4 | 7,720 |
| ✔ | | Kevin Bates (R) | 37.4 | 6,095 |
 | Tammy Reed (D) | 11.2 | 1,822 | |
| Marteze Singleton (D) | 4.0 | 652 | |
| Total votes: 16,289 | |||
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2017
- See also: Louisiana treasurer election, 2017
Louisiana held a primary election for treasurer on October 14, 2017, with a general election on November 18, 2017. This special election was called after the previous treasurer, John Neely Kennedy, was elected to the U.S. Senate.
John Schroder (R) defeated Derrick Edwards (D) in the election for Treasurer of Louisiana.
| Election for Treasurer of Louisiana, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Schroder |
55.74% | 208,144 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Edwards | 44.26% | 165,271 | |
| Total Votes | 373,415 | |||
| Source: Secretary of State of Louisiana | ||||
The following candidates ran in the election for Treasurer of Louisiana.
| Election for Treasurer of Louisiana, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Derrick Edwards |
31.26% | 125,503 | |
| Republican | John Schroder |
24.02% | 96,440 | |
| Republican | Angele Davis | 21.64% | 86,880 | |
| Republican | Neil Riser | 18.13% | 72,792 | |
| Republican | Terry Hughes | 2.77% | 11,117 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph D. Little | 2.18% | 8,767 | |
| Total Votes | 401,499 | |||
| Source: Secretary of State of Louisiana | ||||
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[7]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Neil Riser (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[8][9]
2014
Riser was a potential candidate in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th District. He announced he would not run on June 16, 2014.[3]
2013
Riser ran for the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana. The election was held to replace Rodney Alexander, who announced his resignation in order to take a position as the next Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of September 2013.[4]
Roll Call reported that Riser had noticed that Alexander was contemplating retirement, and had been making phone calls to potential supporters and other potential candidates for several months prior to the announcement.[10]
He defeated Tom Gibbs, Peter Williams, Eliot Barron, S.B.A. Zaitoon, Henry Herford, Jr., Weldon Russell, Jamie Mayo, Robert Johnson, Marcus Hunter, Phillip Weatherly and Clyde Holloway in the open primary on October 19. He advanced to the general election on November 16, 2013, where he was defeated by Vance McAllister (R).[11][6]
| U.S. House, Louisiana District 5 Runoff General Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Vance McAllister |
59.6% | 54,450 | |
| Republican | Neil Riser | 40.4% | 36,840 | |
| Total Votes | 91,290 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "11/16/2013 Special Election Results," | ||||
| U.S. House, Louisiana District 5 Special Election Open Primary, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Neil Riser |
32% | 33,045 | |
| Republican | Vance McAllister |
17.8% | 18,386 | |
| Republican | Clyde Holloway | 10.9% | 11,250 | |
| Republican | Phillip "Blake" Weatherly | 0.5% | 517 | |
| Republican | Jay Morris | 6.9% | 7,083 | |
| Democratic | Marcus Hunter | 3% | 3,088 | |
| Democratic | Robert Johnson | 9.6% | 9,971 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Mayo | 14.8% | 15,317 | |
| Democratic | Weldon Russell | 2.5% | 2,554 | |
| Libertarian | Henry Herford, Jr. | 0.9% | 886 | |
| Libertarian | S.B.A. Zaitoon | 0.1% | 129 | |
| Green | Eliot Barron | 0.5% | 492 | |
| Independent | Tom Gibbs | 0.3% | 324 | |
| Independent | Peter Williams | 0.3% | 335 | |
| Total Votes | 103,377 | |||
| Source: Official results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
Less than 24 hours after the announcement from Alexander that he would be retiring, Rep. John Fleming announced his support for Riser. “I’m going to support him,” Fleming said. “He’s got a strong conservative voting record.”[10] Riser also received endorsements from Reps. Charles Boustany and Steve Scalise.[12][13]
“I served with Neil in the state legislature and have admired his strong leadership when it comes to defending Louisiana’s conservative values, protecting our 2nd Amendment rights, cutting wasteful spending and working to strengthen our economy,” Scalise said in a statement on August 9, 2013. “I am confident Neil will bring those strong values and work ethic to Washington, and make an excellent congressman for Louisiana’s Fifth District. I am proud to endorse Neil Riser for Congress, and am asking all of my friends in the Fifth District to consider supporting him as well."[14]
Riser also received endorsements from outgoing incumbent Rodney Alexander (R), House majority leader Eric Cantor (R) and state senator Mike Walsworth (R) in August 2013.[15][16][17][18]
2011
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011
Riser ran for re-election in 2011. He was unopposed in the October 22 primary. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, if no candidate had reached this threshold, then a general election would have taken place on November 19, 2011 between the top-two vote getters.[19]
2007
In 2007 Riser was elected to the Louisiana State Senate District 32. Riser (R) finished with 15,622 votes while his opponent Bryant Hammett (D) finished with 12,817 votes.[20]
| Louisiana State Senate District 32 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Neil Riser (R)
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15,622 | |||
| Bryant Hammett (D) | 12,817 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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2023
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In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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2018
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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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See also
2023 Elections
- Louisiana State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Louisiana State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- Louisiana state legislative districts
- Louisiana State Treasurer
- Louisiana treasurer election, 2017
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Advocate, "State Sen. Neil Riser running for state treasurer, vows to be 'watchdog'," February 16, 2017
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Vance McAllister's runoff opponent Louisiana state Senator Neil Riser won't rule out run for spot," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LA Politics, "Riser Will Not Run in 5th District," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nola.com, "Rodney Alexander to join Jindal administration, departure from Congress will trigger special election," accessed August 8, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 16, 2013, Election Results," accessed November 16, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "U. S. Representative -- 5th Congressional District," accessed October 19, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Roll Call, "Louisiana Congressman to Endorse Candidate for Alexander’s Seat #LA05," accessed August 8, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 16, 2013, Election Results," accessed November 16, 2013
- ↑ KTBS, "Congressmen endorse Sen. Riser for 5th District," accessed August 9, 2013
- ↑ Nola.com, "Boustany, Fleming endorse Sen. Riser for Louisiana's 5th District," accessed August 9, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "Third Congressman Backs Republican in Louisiana Special Election #LA05," accessed August 12, 2013
- ↑ The Republic, "US Rep. Rodney Alexander to back Riser's bid to fill the congressional seat he's leaving," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ The News Star, "Morris: Jindal, Alexander conspired 'to rig' election," accessed August 22, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "Eric Cantor Backs Candidate in Louisiana House Special | #LA05," accessed August 22, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "Candidates Line Up for New Special Election | The Field #LA05," accessed August 22, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana State Senate election results
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
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| Preceded by Steven Pylant (R) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 20 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana State Senate District 32 2008-2020 |
Succeeded by Glen Womack (R) |
