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Riggs became active in politics in the late 1960s, running for office in Binghamton. He moved to Poughkeepsie, where he joined the Libertarian Party. In 1972, he became the first Libertarian candidate to run for office in the state of New York. He ran for State Assembly, but failed to get enough signatures to get on the ballot. His campaign committee went on to form the [[Mid Hudson Libertarian Club]] following the end of his campaign in September 1972. He went on to Chair the committee, and by September 1973, he considered running for Governor in 1974. In 1975, it was reported that Riggs announced his intentions of running for President in 1976.<ref>[https://reason.com/archives/1975/08/01/frontlines/print Reason Magazine, 1 August 1975]</ref> | Riggs became active in politics in the late 1960s, running for office in Binghamton. He moved to Poughkeepsie, where he joined the Libertarian Party. In 1972, he became the first Libertarian candidate to run for office in the state of New York. He ran for State Assembly, but failed to get enough signatures to get on the ballot. His campaign committee went on to form the [[Mid Hudson Libertarian Club]] following the end of his campaign in September 1972. He went on to Chair the committee, and by September 1973, he considered running for Governor in 1974. In 1975, it was reported that Riggs announced his intentions of running for President in 1976.<ref>[https://reason.com/archives/1975/08/01/frontlines/print Reason Magazine, 1 August 1975]</ref> | ||
Riggs also wrote Letters to the Editor for the Poughkeepsie Journal. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Poughkeepsie and later joined the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Riggs was married Selma Hubka to February 22, 1958 and they raised seven children. He passed away on May 20, 2017 in Buffalo at the age of 93.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/poughkeepsiejournal/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=185629271]</ref> | Riggs also wrote Letters to the Editor for the Poughkeepsie Journal. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Poughkeepsie and later joined the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Riggs was married Selma Hubka to February 22, 1958 and they raised seven children. He retired from IMB in 1986. Riggs passed away on May 20, 2017 in Buffalo at the age of 93.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/poughkeepsiejournal/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=185629271]</ref> | ||
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