Jack riggs biography
Jack Timothy Riggs (born 1954) is an American physician, businessman, and politician from Idaho who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Idaho from....
Jack Timothy Riggs is an American physician, businessman, and politician from Idaho who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2001 to 2003.
We can't wait 20 more years
By JACK T. RIGGS, M.D.
By way of introduction and background, my name is Jack Riggs. I was born and grew up in Coeur d’Alene, graduated Coeur d’Alene High School, University of Idaho, and University of Washington School of Medicine.
In the mid-'80s, I worked as an ER doctor in the KMC Emergency Department and then beginning in 1986 created North Idaho Immediate Care urgent care centers in Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Rathdrum — which were acquired by Kootenai Health in 2008.
I represented this area in the Idaho State Senate 1996-2000 and as Idaho’s lieutenant governor 2001-2002.
When in the Idaho Legislature, I worked quite hard on transportation issues from a state level — especially improving U.S. 95. At that time, it was apparent that Kootenai County was growing rapidly and needed to ‘plan ahead’ for accelerating growth.
Twenty years ago, I advocated the need for a north Hayden U.S.
95 to Huetter bypass route, expanding I-90 lanes