Neil Riser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Neil Riser

American politician

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1962

Place of Birth: Columbia, Louisiana, United States

Profession: businessperson, politician, funeral director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Hartwell Neil Riser Jr., known as Neil Riser (born April 25, 1962), is a funeral home owner in Columbia in Caldwell Parish in northeastern Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 32.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2013 special election to fill Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat vacated by Rodney Alexander.
He was defeated in the runoff election held on November 16, 2013, by fellow Republican Vance McAllister, a political newcomer from Swartz, who held the seat for only thirteen months. Riser was a candidate for state treasurer to succeed John Neely Kennedy, the U.S.
senator from Louisiana.
A special election was held to choose Kennedy's successor as treasurer on October 14, 2017.
The eventual winner in that race was another Republican, former State Representative John Schroder of St.Tammany Parish in suburban New Orleans.