Jeff Eldridge

Jeff Eldridge

Republican Party

West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Predecessor

David Adkins

Prior offices

West Virginia House of Delegates District 19

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West Virginia House of Delegates District 22

Successor: Joe Jeffries

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Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Marshall University

Graduate

Marshall University

Contact

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Jeff Eldridge (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 30. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Eldridge (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 30. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Eldridge switched from the Democratic Party to become an independent in 2018. He filed to run as a Republican in 2024.

Biography

Eldridge earned his B.A. in education/counseling from Marshall University. He received his M.A. in counseling and his L.S.W. in social work from Marshall University.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Energy
• Government Organization
• Senior Citizen Issues

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Eldridge served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Energy
• Government Organization

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Eldridge served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Eldridge served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2009
• Agriculture
• Finance
• Health and Human Resources
• Natural Resources

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Jeff Eldridge defeated Britney Brogan in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Eldridge (R)	72.2	4,533
	Submit photo	Britney Brogan (D)	27.8	1,744

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,277
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Britney Brogan advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Britney Brogan	100.0	736

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 736
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30

Jeff Eldridge defeated incumbent David Adkins in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Eldridge	53.3	1,311
		David Adkins	46.7	1,150

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,461
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Eldridge in this election.

2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 (2 seats)

Incumbent Zack Maynard and incumbent Joe Jeffries defeated Jeff Eldridge and Cecil Silva in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Maynard (R)	35.0	7,068
✔		Joe Jeffries (R)	30.8	6,206
		Jeff Eldridge (D)	24.8	5,003
	Submit photo	Cecil Silva (D)	9.4	1,903

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,180
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 (2 seats)

Jeff Eldridge and Cecil Silva advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Eldridge	68.8	2,785
✔	Submit photo	Cecil Silva	31.2	1,261

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,046
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 (2 seats)

Incumbent Zack Maynard and incumbent Joe Jeffries defeated Nicholas Young in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Maynard	41.3	1,861
✔		Joe Jeffries	38.7	1,745
	Submit photo	Nicholas Young	20.0	903

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,509
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 (2 seats)

Incumbent Zack Maynard and Joe Jeffries defeated Gary McCallister, incumbent Jeff Eldridge, and Bill Bryant in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Maynard (R)	30.9	5,290
✔		Joe Jeffries (R)	24.2	4,142
	Submit photo	Gary McCallister (D)	17.9	3,070
		Jeff Eldridge (Independent)	15.2	2,596
	Submit photo	Bill Bryant (D)	11.7	2,010

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,108 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 (2 seats)

Gary McCallister and Bill Bryant advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gary McCallister	56.5	1,890
✔	Submit photo	Bill Bryant	43.5	1,458

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,348
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kiara Eldridge (D)
• Jeff Lane (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 (2 seats)

Incumbent Zack Maynard and Joe Jeffries advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zack Maynard	53.4	1,302
✔		Joe Jeffries	46.6	1,135

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,437
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016.

Incumbent Jeff Eldridge and Zack Maynard defeated Gary McCallister and incumbent Michel Moffatt in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 22, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Eldridge Incumbent	25.93%	5,070
	Republican	Zack Maynard	26.18%	5,120
	Democratic	Gary McCallister	23.12%	4,522
	Republican	Michel Moffatt Incumbent	24.77%	4,843
Total Votes				19,555
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Incumbent Jeff Eldridge and Gary McCallister defeated Scott Gillenwater in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 Democratic primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 22, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Eldridge Incumbent	43.21%	3,066
	Democratic	Gary McCallister	36.91%	2,619
	Democratic	Scott Gillenwater	19.87%	1,410
Total Votes				7,095

Zack Maynard and incumbent Michel Moffatt defeated Eric M. Johnson in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 Republican primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 22, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Zack Maynard	32.26%	1,246
	Republican	Michel Moffatt Incumbent	38.40%	1,483
	Republican	Eric M. Johnson	29.34%	1,133
Total Votes				3,862

2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. District 22 is represented by two delegates. Incumbent Jeff Eldridge and Gary McCallister defeated incumbent Joshua Barker in the Democratic primary. McCallister defeated Barker by one vote in a recount. Michel Moffatt and Justin Mullins were unopposed in the Republican primary. Eldridge and Moffatt defeated McCallister and Mullins in the general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 22, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Moffatt	28.6%	3,756
	Democratic	Jeff Eldridge Incumbent	25.6%	3,367
	Republican	Justin Mullins	23.5%	3,093
	Democratic	Gary McCallister	22.3%	2,927
Total Votes				13,143

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff Eldridge: Incumbent	40.1%	1,676
Gary McCallister	30%	1,254
Joshua Barker Incumbent	30%	1,253
Total Votes		4,183

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Eldridge won election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22. Eldridge and incumbent Josh Stowers defeated Bill Bryant, Ed Triplett, and Gloria Triplett in the May 8 primary election. He was challenged by Josh Stowers, Gary Johngrass, and Michel Moffatt in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Josh Stowers Incumbent	31.2%	6,232
	Democratic	Jeff Eldridge	26.3%	5,262
	Republican	Michel Moffatt	24.3%	4,851
	Republican	Gary Johngrass	18.2%	3,637
Total Votes				19,982

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Josh Stowers Incumbent	34.6%	2,774
Jeff Eldridge	29.3%	2,348
Bill Bryant	14.1%	1,128
Gloria R. Triplett	11%	879
Ed Triplett	11%	878
Total Votes		8,007

Endorsements

In 2012, Eldridge’s endorsements included the following:

• The West Virginia AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education

2010

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2010

Eldridge did not run for re-election to West Virginia House of Delegates District 19. He ran for West Virginia Senate District 7 against incumbent Ron Stollings and was defeated in the primary election on May 11, 2010.

2008

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2008

In 2008, Eldridge was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 19. Eldridge(D) finished with 13,511 votes. He finished behind Greg Butcher (D) who had 16,828 votes and Josh Stowers (D) with 13,846 votes. Eldridge was in front of Ralph Rodighiero (D) who had 13,381 votes. Eldridge raised $26,492 for his campaign fund.

West Virginia House District 19
Candidates		Votes
Greg Butcher (D)		16,828
Josh Stowers (D)		13,846
Jeff Eldridge (D)		13,511
Ralph Rodighiero (D)		13,381

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Jeff Eldridge did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Jeff Eldridge campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	West Virginia House of Delegates District 30	Won general	$6,700	$1,953
2020	West Virginia House of Delegates District 22	Lost general	$8,625	N/A**
2018	West Virginia House of Delegates District 22	Lost general	$1,363	N/A**
2016	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22	Won	$24,175	N/A**
2014	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22	Won	$21,885	N/A**
2012	West Virginia State House, District 22	Won	$17,460	N/A**
2010	West Virginia State Senate, District 7	Lost	$33,007	N/A**
2008	West Virginia State House, District 19	Won	$26,492	N/A**
2006	West Virginia State House, District 19	Won	$20,417	N/A**
2004	West Virginia State House, District 19	Won	$12,126	N/A**
2002	West Virginia State House, District 19	Lost	$2,500	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

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In 2018, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 10. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues. West Virginia Citizen's Defense League Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

2017

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In 2017, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from February 8 through April 9. The legislature held a special session from May 4 to June 26. The legislature held its second special session from August 1 to September 15. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

2016

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In 2016, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 12. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 14 through March 14. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Legislators are scored on their votes on lawsuit-related legislation.

2014

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In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10. Regenerate WV - House only Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Regenerate WV's position. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Legislators are scored on their votes on lawsuit-related legislation. West Virginia Sierra Club Legislators are scored by the West Virginia Sierra Club on their votes on the Water Resources Protection Act and its amendments.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by David Adkins (R)	West Virginia House of Delegates District 30 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	West Virginia House of Delegates District 22 2012-2018	Succeeded by Joe Jeffries (R)
Preceded by -	West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 2004-2010	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the West Virginia House of Delegates

Leadership

Minority Leader:Sean Hornbuckle

Representatives

District 1

Pat McGeehan (R)

District 2

Mark Zatezalo (R)

District 3

Jimmy Willis (R)

District 4

Bill Flanigan (R)

District 5

Shawn Fluharty (D)

District 6

Jeffrey Stephens (R)

District 7

Charles Sheedy (R)

District 8

Bill Bell (R)

District 9

Trenton Barnhart (R)

District 10

Everette Anderson (R)

District 11

Bob Fehrenbacher (R)

District 12

Vernon Criss (R)

District 13

Scot Heckert (R)

District 14

Dave Foggin (R)

District 15

Erica Moore (R)

District 16

Joe Parsons (R)

District 17

Jonathan Pinson (R)

District 18

Jim Butler (R)

District 19

Kathie Crouse (R)

District 20

Sarah Drennan (R)

District 21

Jarred Cannon (R)

District 22

Daniel Linville (R)

District 23

Evan Worrell (R)

District 24

Patrick Lucas (R)

District 25

Sean Hornbuckle (D)

District 26

Matthew Rohrbach (R)

District 27

Michael Amos (R)

District 28

Ryan Browning (R)

District 29

Henry Dillon (R)

District 30

Jeff Eldridge (R)

District 31

Margitta Mazzocchi (R)

District 32

Josh Holstein (R)

District 33

Jordan Bridges (R)

District 34

Mark Dean (R)

District 35

Adam Vance (R)

District 36

S. Green (R)

District 37

Marty Gearheart (R)

District 38

Joe Ellington (R)

District 39

Doug Smith (R)

District 40

Roy Cooper (R)

District 41

Jordan Maynor (R)

District 42

Brandon Steele (R)

District 43

Christopher Toney (R)

District 44

Carl Roop (R)

District 45

Eric Brooks (R)

District 46

Jeff Campbell (R)

District 47

Denny Canterbury (R)

District 48

Tom Clark (R)

District 49

Stanley Adkins (R)

District 50

David Pritt (R)

District 51

Marshall Clay (R)

District 52

Tresa Howell (R)

District 53

Tristan Leavitt (R)

District 54

Mike Pushkin (D)

District 55

JB Akers (R)

District 56

Kayla Young (D)

District 57

Hollis Lewis (D)

District 58

Walter Hall (R)

District 59

Andy Shamblin (R)

District 60

Dana Ferrell (R)

District 61

Dean Jeffries (R)

District 62

Roger Hanshaw (R)

District 63

Lori Cowger Dittman (R)

District 64

Adam Burkhammer (R)

District 65

Carl Martin (R)

District 66

Jonathan Kyle (R)

District 67

Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R)

District 68

Chris Phillips (R)

District 69

Keith Marple (R)

District 70

Mickey Petitto (R)

District 71

Laura Kimble (R)

District 72

Clay Riley (R)

District 73

Bryan Smith (R)

District 74

Mike DeVault (R)

District 75

Phil Mallow (R)

District 76

Rick Garcia (D)

District 77

Joe Statler (R)

District 78

Eugene Chiarelli (R)

District 79

Evan Hansen (D)

District 80

John Williams (D)

District 81

Anitra Hamilton (D)

District 82

David McCormick (R)

District 83

George Street (R)

District 84

D.R. Jennings (R)

District 85

John Paul Hott (R)

District 86

Bryan Ward (R)

District 87

Gary Howell (R)

District 88

Rick Hillenbrand (R)

District 89

David Cannon (R)

District 90

George Miller (R)

District 91

Ian Masters (R)

District 92

Michael Hite (R)

District 93

Michael Hornby (R)

District 94

Larry Kump (R)

District 95

Charles Horst (R)

District 96

Lisa White (R)

District 97

S. Anders (R)

District 98

Joe Funkhouser (R)

District 99

Wayne Clark (R)

District 100

William Ridenour (R)

Republican Party (91)

Democratic Party (9)