Reginald Bolding

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]

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

Career

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

Bolding has been named to the Phoenix Business Journal's 40 under 40 list.[2]

Bolding sits on the board of directors for the Children's Museum of Phoenix.[3]

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). 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.[4] 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.[5]
  • 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. "40 Under 40 - Class 2012" (PDF). Phoenix Business Journal. 2012-06-22. p. 6.
  3. "Rep. Reginald Bolding | People on The Move". Phoenix Business Journal. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  4. Duda, Jeremy (June 14, 2021). "Bolding running for secretary of state, will face Fontes in Dem primary". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  5. "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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