A former Republican (Rizer renounced his party affiliation in July 2018), he served the 68th District in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2015 to 2018.
Beginning January 2017, Rizer served on the Judiciary, Public Safety, Ways & Means, and State Government committees in the Iowa House.
[citation needed] Rizer attended the United States Air Force Academy, where he received a B.S.
As a junior officer in the United States military, Rizer was admitted to The Olmsted Scholar Program, where he studied Swedish at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute before spending two years at Stockholm University in Sweden studying International Security.
[3] Rizer served 25 years as an Air Force fighter pilot and commander, completing 15 assignments and leading men and women in combat during tours in Iraq.