Reginald Bolding
Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byCharlene Fernandez
Succeeded byAndrés Cano
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Serving with Marcelino Quiñonez
Succeeded byKevin Payne (redistricting)
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Reginald Bolding is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 27 from 2015 to 2023.[1]

Career

Bolding graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and International Security.[2]

Bolding has been named to the Phoenix Business Journal's 40 under 40 list.[3]

Bolding sits on the board of directors for the Children's Museum of Phoenix.[4]

Bolding serves as the ranking member on the Arizona House of Representatives Education Committee and also sits on the Ways & Means Committee. Nationally, Bolding is Vice Chair of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (Western Region).[5] He is also the Chair of the Arizona Black Legislative Caucus. Moreover, Bolding is the Founder & Board Chairman of the Arizona Coalition for Change, a community engagement organization focused on increasing civic engagement throughout the state.

Bolding was a candidate for Secretary of State of Arizona in the 2022 Arizona Secretary of State election.[6] He lost in the Democratic primary to Adrian Fontes on August 2, 2022.

Elections

  • 2014: Bolding defeated incumbent Norma A. Munoz, Marcelino Quinonez and Edward Blackwell in the Democratic primary. Bolding defeated Myron Jackson in the general election with Bolding receiving 13,950 votes.[7]
  • 2016: Bolding was reelected.

References

  1. ↑ "Reginald Bolding". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Legislature. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ Pitzl, Mary Jo (July 13, 2022). "Arizona Secretary of State Candidate Reginald Bolding looks to jump from House to Top Elections Job".
  3. ↑ "40 Under 40 - Class 2012" (PDF). Phoenix Business Journal. 2012-06-22. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Rep. Reginald Bolding | People on The Move". Phoenix Business Journal. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Policy Committees".
  6. ↑ Duda, Jeremy (June 14, 2021). "Bolding running for secretary of state, will face Fontes in Dem primary". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  7. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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