Craig Riedel

Craig Riedel (born May 23, 1966)[1] is the state representative for the 82nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists Defiance, Paulding and Van Wert counties as well as a portion of Auglaize County.

Craig Riedel
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 82nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byTony Burkley
Personal details
Born (1966-05-23) May 23, 1966
Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationOhio State University (BS)

Life and career

Riedel was born in Oberlin, Ohio and raised in Attica, Ohio on a family farm, before attending 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.[2]

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.[3] Riedel attended Defiance High School.

Ohio House of Representatives

In 2016, 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.[4] Burkley was the only incumbent to lose that year.[5]

Riedel was unopposed in the general election, and was sworn into office on January 3, 2017.[6]

In 2019, Riedel co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".[7][8][9][10] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.[7][11]

References
  1. "Gongwer News Service-Ohio".
  2. "Craig Riedel Announces his Candidacy for State Representatives - West Bend News". 6 November 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  3. "Craig Riedel Announces His Candidacy for State Representative - Times Bulletin". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  4. "Our Campaigns - OH State House 82 - R Primary Race - Mar 15, 2016". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  5. "Riedel takes State House seat - Paulding County Progress". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  6. "New to office". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  7. Glenza, Jessica (November 29, 2019). "Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges". The Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  8. Ohio anti-abortion bill would force procedure not medically possible, Lauren Steussy, New York Post, November 2, 2019
  9. Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges, National Post, November 29, 2019
  10. "House Bill 413 | The Ohio Legislature". www.legislature.ohio.gov.
  11. Rezac, Mary. "Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies". Catholic News Agency.
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