Gail Riecken is a former Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 77th District.
10 Facts About Gail Riecken
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Gail Riecken was a candidate for Mayor of Evansville, the third-largest city in the state, in the 2015 election.
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Gail and Ron Riecken were married in 1968 and have two daughters, Julia Belle Riecken Langerak and Katie Riecken Parker.
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Gail Riecken was a real estate broker and riverboat captain prior to her involvement in electoral politics.
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From 2000 until 2004, Gail Riecken was an Economic Development specialist with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
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Gail Riecken was first elected to the Evansville City Council in 1989 and was elected again at-large in 1991 and 1995.
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Gail Riecken ran for Congress in 1998 as the Democratic nominee in Indiana's 8th congressional district but lost in the general election to the incumbent Republican John Hostettler.
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In 2008, Gail Riecken first won election to the Indiana House of Representatives in District 77 in an unopposed race.
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In 2010, Gail Riecken won re-election by narrowly defeating Republican Cheryl Musgrave by a margin of 7,547 to 7,379.
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Gail Riecken was the only southern Indiana legislator to vote against Indiana's proposal of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.