Jim Rigby's Biography
- State House (PA) - District 71, Republican
Contact Information
Office
403 Irvis Office Building
House Post Office Box 202071
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2071
1021 Ferndale Avenue
Johnstown, PA 15905
7447 Admiral Peary Highway
Suite 4
Cresson, PA 16630
1914 Graham Avenue
Windber, PA 15963
Full Name:
James 'Jim' Patrick Rigby
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kathleen; 3 Children: Kayla, Kirsten, Beau
Birth Place:
Johnstown, PA
Home City:
Ferndale, PA
Attended, Greater Johnstown Career & Technology - Police Academy
Graduated, Ferndale Area High School
Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 71, 2018-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, District 71, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
President/Council Member, Ferndale Borough, 1992-2015
Member, Communications and Technology Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Liquor Control Committee
Member, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee
Member, Communications and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, present
Republican Chair, Crime and Corrections Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, present
Member, Liquor Control Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, present
Deputy Whip, Republican Caucus, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, present
Republican Chair, Security and Emergency Response Readiness Subcommittee, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Children and Youth Committee, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Former Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Owner, D.J. RIGGS Productions, 1978-present
Former Employee, Cambria County Sexual Assault Response Team
Former Board President, Women's Help Center
Chief of Police, Ferndale Borough Police Department, 2015-2018
Police Officer, Indian Lake Borough Police Department, 2014-2018
Police Officer, Ferndale Borough, 1983-2014
Project Manager/Estimator, Modern Art and Plate Glass, 2010-2014
Supervisor, American Red Cross, 1980-2010
Volunteer Firefighter, Ferndale/Johnstown Fire Department