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Jeff Ellington
Jeff Ellington (Republican Party) was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on November 9, 2022.
Ellington (Republican Party) ran for election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 45. He lost in the Republican primary on May 7, 2024.
Ellington was first appointed to the chamber by a Republican caucus on December 21, 2015.[1]
Biography
Jeff Ellington, a long-time resident of Bloomington, served in his career as a rescue technician at the local fire department and was retired as of 2020. Ellington served as a member of the Monroe County Council and as the Monroe County recorder.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Ellington was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Vice chair
- House Local Government Committee
- House Natural Resources Committee
2019-2020
Ellington was assigned to the following committees:
- House Financial Institutions Committee
- House Local Government Committee
- House Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Financial Institutions |
| • Natural Resources |
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Ellington served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Public Policy |
| • Interstate and International Cooperation |
| • 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: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Bruce Borders won election in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bruce Borders (R) | 100.0 | 23,309 |
| Total votes: 23,309 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated Kellie Streeter and Jeff Ellington in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Borders | 38.0 | 3,553 |
 | Kellie Streeter | 34.6 | 3,230 | |
 | Jeff Ellington | 27.4 | 2,558 | |
| Total votes: 9,341 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated Cody Alsman in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Borders (R) | 69.8 | 13,413 |
| Cody Alsman (Independent) | 30.2 | 5,805 | ||
| Total votes: 19,218 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Bruce Borders defeated incumbent Jeff Ellington in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 45 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Borders | 53.3 | 4,443 |
| Jeff Ellington | 46.7 | 3,899 | |
| Total votes: 8,342 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Jeff Ellington defeated Alyssa Bailey in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Ellington (R) | 60.4 | 19,036 |
 | Alyssa Bailey (D) | 39.6 | 12,468 | |
| Total votes: 31,504 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62
Alyssa Bailey advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alyssa Bailey | 100.0 | 5,055 |
| Total votes: 5,055 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Jeff Ellington defeated Greg Knott in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Ellington | 69.7 | 4,998 |
 | Greg Knott | 30.3 | 2,170 | |
| Total votes: 7,168 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Jeff Ellington defeated Amy Swain in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Ellington (R) | 56.9 | 13,571 |
 | Amy Swain (D) | 43.1 | 10,264 | |
| Total votes: 23,835 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62
Amy Swain advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Swain | 100.0 | 3,186 |
| Total votes: 3,186 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Jeff Ellington advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 62 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Ellington | 100.0 | 4,246 |
| Total votes: 4,246 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.
Incumbent Jeff Ellington defeated Steve Lindsey in the Indiana House of Representatives District 62 general election.[3][4]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeff Ellington Incumbent |
59.07% | 16,724 | |
| Democratic | Steve Lindsey | 40.93% | 11,589 | |
| Total Votes | 28,313 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||||
Steve Lindsey ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 62 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Steve Lindsey (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jeff Ellington defeated Sawyer Sparks in the Indiana House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Indiana House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jeff Ellington Incumbent |
62.82% | 6,871 | |
| Republican | Sawyer Sparks | 37.18% | 4,066 | |
| Total Votes | 10,937 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Jeff Ellington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jeff Ellington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Ellington's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
| “ | Like most Hoosiers, I am concerned about the economy, jobs, education. Like most people in my district, I am concerned about Indiana University and Crane. I decided to run to be your representative at the Statehouse, not to represent Indianapolis, Washington, or big special interests, but to represent you, and to bring everybody into the process: the people in Linton, Bloomfield, Bloomington, Kirksville, Odon and Loogootee.[8] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Indiana House of Representatives District 45 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Greene County Daily World, "Ellington appointed to District 62 seat," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus, "Jeff Ellington," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ jeffellington.org, "Official campaign website," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by - |
Indiana House of Representatives District 62 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Dave Hall (R) |
