Jeff Eldridge

Jeff Eldridge
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 22nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2013
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 19th district
In office January 2005 – January 2011
Preceded by	Bill Wright
Succeeded by	Rupert Phillips
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-13) January 13, 1967 Xenia, Ohio
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Alum Creek, West Virginia
Alma mater	Marshall University

Jeffrey 'Jeff' Allen Eldridge (born January 13, 1967, in Xenia, Ohio) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 22 since January 12, 2013. Eldridge served non-consecutively from January 2005 until January 2011 in the District 19 seat.

Education

Eldridge earned his BA in education and other degrees from Marshall University.

Elections

• 2012 Redistricted to District 22 alongside Democratic incumbent Representative Josh Stowers, Eldridge ran in the six-way May 8, 2012, Democratic primary and placed second with 2,348 votes (29.3%), and placed second in the four-way two-position November 6, 2012, general election with 5,262 votes (26.3%), behind Representative Stowers and ahead of Republican nominees Michel Moffatt and Gary Johngrass.
• 2002 Initially in District 19, Eldridge ran in the seven-way 2002 Democratic primary but lost; the four frontrunners won the eight-way four-position November 5, 2002, general election.
• 2004 Eldridge placed in the ten-way 2004 Democratic primary ahead of incumbent representative Bill Wright; Eldridge and the other three incumbent won the eight-way four-position November 2, 2004, general election.
• 2006 Eldridge placed in the twelve-way 2006 Democratic primary; the four frontrunners won the seven-way four-position November 7, 2006, general election.
• 2008 Eldridge ran in the twelve-way May 13, 2008, Democratic primary, placing fourth with 5,194 votes (10.2%); they were unopposed in the four-position November 4, 2008, general election, where Eldridge placed third with 13,511 votes (23.5%).
• 2010 Eldridge challenged Senate District 7 appointed Democratic senator Ron Stollings in the May 11, 2010, Democratic primary, but lost to Senator Stollings, who was unopposed for the November 2, 2010, general election and was elected to the remainder of the term.

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Jeff Eldridge at Ballotpedia
• Jeff Eldridge at OpenSecrets