Reginald Bolding

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Reginald Bolding
Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Charlene Fernandez
Succeeded by	Andrés 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 by	Kevin Payne (redistricting)
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Cincinnati (BA)
Website	Official website

Reginald Bolding is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 27 from 2015 to 2023.^[1]

Bolding graduated from the University of Cincinnati, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and International Security.^[2]

He was named to the Phoenix Business Journal's "40 under 40" list.^[3]

Bolding sits on the board of directors for the Children's Museum of Phoenix.^[4]

He serves as the ranking member of the Arizona House of Representatives Education Committee, and also sits on the Ways & Means Committee. Bolding is vice chair of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (Western Region).^[5] He is also the chair of the Arizona Black Legislative Caucus. Bolding is the founder and board chairman of the Arizona Coalition for Change, a community engagement organization focused on increasing civic engagement throughout the state.^{[citation needed]}

Bolding was a candidate for Secretary of State of Arizona in 2022.^[6] He lost in the Democratic primary to Adrian Fontes on August 2, 2022.

• 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.^[7]
• 2016: Bolding was reelected.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reginald Bolding.

• Official page Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine at the Arizona State Legislature
• Campaign website
• Biography at Ballotpedia