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|alma_mater=[[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]}}
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'''Hartwell Neil Riser Jr.''', known as '''Neil Riser''' (born April 25, 1962) is a [[business]]man in his native Columbia in Caldwell Parish, who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state representative for District 20, which encompasses the north [[Louisiana]] parishes of Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, and Tensas.
'''Hartwell Neil Riser Jr.''', known as '''Neil Riser''' (born April 25, 1962) is a [[business]]man in his native Columbia in Caldwell Parish, who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 20, which encompasses the north [[Louisiana]] parishes of Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, and Tensas.
On November 16, 2019, Riser won a runoff contest against fellow Republican Kevin Bates. With the greater name identification, Riser narrowly led with 8,368 votes (51 percent) to 8,099 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Results, November 16, 2019.</ref>
On November 16, 2019, Riser won a runoff contest against fellow Republican Kevin Bates. With the greater name identification, Riser narrowly led with 8,368 votes (51 percent) to 8,099 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Results, November 16, 2019.</ref>
From 2008 to 2020, Riser had represented District 32 in the state Senate.
Riser was an unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in a 2013 special election seat to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Republican [[Rodney Alexander]]. Riser lost that race to fellow Republican Vance McAllister, a political newcomer from Swartz, who held the seat for only thirteen months, having resigned for inappropriate behavior.
Riser was an unsuccessful candidate for Louisiana's 5th congressional district in a 2013 special election seat to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Republican [[Rodney Alexander]]. Riser lost that race to fellow Republican Vance McAllister, a political newcomer from Swartz, who held the seat for only thirteen months, having resigned for inappropriate behavior.