Jeff Ellington was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 62nd district.[1][2] A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed to the State House by a Republican caucus in December 2015 after the seat was vacated by incumbent Matt Ubelhor.[3] He previously served on the Monroe County Council from 1997 to 2005 and was the Monroe County Recorder from 2014 to 2015.[4][5] He lost reelection as Recorder in 2014.[6] He ran for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2002, but lost the Republican primary to Mike Sodrel.[7] He ran for the State House in 1998 for the 60th district, but lost the general election to Peggy Welch.[8] He attended Indiana University Bloomington from 1980 to 1982.[9] After redistricting in Indiana, Ellington announced that he would be running for the 45th district in the Indiana House of Representatives in 2022.[10][11] He lost the Republican primary to Bruce Borders in May 2022.[12][13][14]

Jeff Ellington
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 62nd district
In office
December 21, 2015 – November 22, 2022
Preceded byMatt Ubelhor
Succeeded byDave Hall
Personal details
BornKentucky
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHope
Children2
ResidenceBloomfield, Indiana

References

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  1. ^ "Offices". 3 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Jeff Ellington".
  3. ^ "Ex-Monroe County official chosen to fill Indiana seat". 23 December 2015.
  4. ^ http://legdb.iga.in.gov/#!/legislator/20730/Jeff-Ellington [bare URL]
  5. ^ "GOP chooses Ellington to fill Fielder's job as Monroe County recorder".
  6. ^ "Schmitz wins neck-and-neck recorder race".
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - IN District 9 - R Primary Race - May 07, 2002".
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - IN State House 060 Race - Nov 03, 1998".
  9. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  10. ^ "Republican state Rep. Jeff Ellington moves west into another district".
  11. ^ "Rep. Jeff Ellington files for re-election, will challenge incumbent Rep. Borders in HD 45". 11 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Bruce Borders defeats Jeff Ellington in Indiana House District 45 Race". 3 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Viva Bruce Borders: Incumbent wins GOP faceoff for House District 45 nomination".
  14. ^ "Borders survives challenge in GOP primary". 4 May 2022.
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Indiana House of Representatives
Preceded by
Matt Ubelhor
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 62nd district

2015–2022
Succeeded by
Dave Hall